Hot Tea 'may' give you cancer... ?

[0iD]

Steaming hot tea linked to cancer

Drinking steaming hot tea has been linked with an increased risk of oesophageal (food tube) cancer, Iranian scientists have found.

The British Medical Journal study found that drinking black tea at temperatures of 70C or higher increased the risk.

Experts said the finding could explain the increased oesophageal cancer risk in some non-Western populations.

Adding milk, as most tea drinkers in Western countries do, cools the drink enough to eliminate the risk.

[MadduckUK]

what about black coffee :|

[Norky]

The BBC actually put 'food tube', amazing

[MadduckUK]

does that mean the sun have to call it "nosh hose"?

and also - what about coffee?????

[dave87]

Everything gives you cancer these days....





....though I don't drink tea so I must be safe

[format]

Its just Iran trying to undermine Western society by giving tea a bad reputation

[pollaxe]

I don't drink much tea but when I do, it's black, just as I prefer my coffee.
70c sounds pretty bloody hot though.

[Salazaar]

Scientist have recently proven that anything 'nice', 'fun' or 'enjoyable' will incontrovertibly give you cancer of the anus and result in your bum dropping off.

[Zadock]

Everything gives you cancer these days....

Nail on the head. this is one study, the media love things like this any thing for a bit of scandel. I love it "experts say" that is such a vague line

Anyway, I would be more worried about the aluminium Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an aluminium hyper-accumulator, aluminium is a toxic element, the tea plant is adapted to living in soil that is full of it and it disposes of it through its leaves (vacuoles most likely, its been years since I did any serious plant physiology). Unfortunately this adaption means that it doesn't matter what soil you put it in it will suck out all the aluminium... and aluminium has been linked to alzheimers disease. But again one study, so wait for more studies then decide.

[Lee H]

Anyway, I would be more worried about the aluminium Tea (Camellia sinensis) is an aluminium hyper-accumulator, aluminium is a toxic element, the tea plant is adapted to living in soil that is full of it and it disposes of it through its leaves (vacuoles most likely, its been years since I did any serious plant physiology). Unfortunately this adaption means that it doesn't matter what soil you put it in it will suck out all the aluminium... and aluminium has been linked to alzheimers disease. But again one study, so wait for more studies then decide.

Hmmm... what about all that aluminium in anti-persperant sprays?

I've actually got sick of all this <insert a item> causes cancer scaremongering nowadays.

[Zadock]

Likewise... the media love it, how many times have we been told chocolate is bad for us only to be told the follow week that its good for us?

[Steve A]

/where in gods name did i put my re-enforced tin foil armadillo hat

they will be telling us santa claus ain't real next ...

"sigh"

[father smurf]

Likewise... the media love it, how many times have we been told chocolate is bad for us only to be told the follow week that its good for us?

I'll try and count after I've had my chocolate digestives and cup of pg tips..

[rufeo]

i think too much emphasism been placed on the tea part..... the hot part is the important thing to note. anything thats eaten and is too hot can damage the lining of the osephagus which means that it has to repair itself more often than necessary. cancer is the uncontrollable growth of cells, and so if your cells are having to regrow more often then there's more chance of cancerous cells developing.

[Lee H]

i think too much emphasism been placed on the tea part..... the hot part is the important thing to note. anything thats eaten and is too hot can damage the lining of the osephagus which means that it has to repair itself more often than necessary. cancer is the uncontrollable growth of cells, and so if your cells are having to regrow more often then there's more chance of cancerous cells developing.

My osephagus and digestive tracts knackered anyway so I'm not to bothered. I'm lucky if I can go for 3 days without mine bleeding and being painful at the moment.

What's going to be the cancer causing agent next week?

Salads due to their residual pesticides?
Burnt chips?

I think I want to live in a bubble lol

[emzallan]

Not many people have tea without milk anyway. Although interestingly (or not) I read something about the great health benefits of tea as an antioxidant, but apparently adding milk eliminates the benefits.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6241139.stm

So either way just ignore the endless news about what causes cancer, have some common sense and don't down big gulps of burning liquid!