In the quiet ritual of a morning drink, science has found a hidden hazard: the temperature of what we swallow may quietly reshape the tissue of the oesophagus over years of repetition. Researchers have established that very hot beverages — regardless of their chemical nature — can injure the food pipe's lining with each sip, and that habitual exposure compounds this damage into a meaningfully elevated cancer risk. Unlike so many threats to human health, this one yields to a remedy of remarkable simplicity — patience, and a few minutes of cooling.
Drinking very hot tea linked to increased oesophageal cancer risk
Increased oesophageal cancer risk among regular consumers of very hot beverages.