Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Hot tea Increase Risk of Throat Cancer

Hot tea Increase Risk of Throat Cancer

Drink tea is a favorite drink a lot of people. His presence is often accompany us when to eat snacks or heavy foods. But, do not drink it while still hot.

A study published in the British Medical Journal and cited in March 2009 revealed Health24, people who drank hot tea has a higher risk of throat cancer than those who chose a cold drink.

Cancer of esophagus (the distribution of food and drink from the throat into the stomach or the stomach) has been identified with smoking and drinking alcohol. In fact, hot drinks also have the same risk as a result of damage to the tissues lining the throat.

Furthermore, these findings reveal, researchers from Iran went to Golestān Province in Iran. This province is one place where people with oesophageal cancer was highest in the world. Residents there have a habit of eating hot black tea in large quantities, ie more than one liter per day per person.

The team led by Reza Malekzadeh from Digestive Disease Research Centre of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 300 people watched a habit that has been diagnosed with tumors of the throat and unmatched groups of 571 healthy people who live in the same area.

Study Results

Those who drank hot tea (temperature of 65-69 degrees Celsius) had twice the risk of throat cancer than those who drank tea warm (temperatures less than 65 degrees Celsius). Meanwhile, drinking tea very hot (above 70 degrees Celsius) increase the risk of throat cancer to eight fold.

In the editorial of The Lancet said that the research is based on evidence that the fluid is too hot causes damage to epithelial lining of the throat and triggered the emergence of cancer, although how this could happen, not yet completely clear. It also, there's nothing to worry or panic to invite their usual drink hot tea.

In a previous study in England said, to eliminate the risk of throat cancer, drink tea with an average temperature of 56-60 degrees Celsius. The trick, wait about four minutes that you have put the tea with boiling water before drinking.

The study revealed no correlation between the amount they drink tea and cancer risk. Scope of the study itself does not include coffee and other hot beverages.

Source: Okezone
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