Drinking hot tea increases the risk of cancer

Head of Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine Prof. Dr. Atilla Eroğluconducted a study with four academicians from different universities on esophageal cancer, which is a common type of cancer in the Eastern Anatolia region.

This study revealed a striking result. According to scientists’ studies, drinking hot tea to esophageal cancer He is issuing an invitation.

According to a study conducted with 1442 people, hot tea is dangerous.

Within the scope of the study, patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer over a 25-year period were examined. 742 men and 720 women data were collected. According to the data collected, 85 percent of these patients prefer to drink their tea very hot. For tea to be considered very hot, its temperature above 85 degrees it should.

Prof. Dr. While Atilla Eroğlu acknowledged that drinking tea has various benefits, he also pointed out that it may also cause some harm. Eroğlu said that in Erzurum, tea is made with water boiling at 94-95 degrees, and when it is poured into the glass and sugar is mixed, the temperature of the tea increases. 83-85 degrees He stated that it had fallen to . Prof. Dr. Eroglu, “Even tea at this temperature will burn the hand. Our recommendation, as the literature says, is to drink 5-6 glasses of slightly warmed tea a day, but do not drink hot tea. Hot tea It causes cancer. “The reason why mouth, pharynx and esophagus cancer is most common in the region is consumption of hot tea.” he said.

“Hot tea destroys the barrier in the digestive system”

Eroğlu also stated that drinking tea at high temperatures causes serious burns and cell changes in sensitive parts of the digestive system, such as the mucous membranes. To the words of the scientist “Hot tea destroys the barrier in the digestive system and causes cancer. Tea should be drunk below 65 degrees.. After pouring the tea into the glass, let it sit for 3-4 minutes. In our 25-year scientific study, we investigated the effects of tea and the high incidence of esophageal cancer in our region. The most important reason is the consumption of hot tea, and we found that tea consumed above 85 degrees is better than tea consumed below 65 degrees. 8 times more We have determined as scientific data that it increases the risk of esophageal cancer. Please warm the tea slightly and drink it.” he continued.