Scientists warned of the danger of lovers of hot tea The use of hot tea increases the risk of esophageal cancer fivefold. To such an amazing conclusion came experts in the field of healthy eating from China, writes the Chronicle. info with reference to healthinfo.

The use of hot tea can increase the risk of esophageal cancer, especially if you abuse alcoholic beverages or cigarettes. Chinese researchers found that even if a person does not touch alcohol and tobacco, the risk of cancer still remains elevated. However, its exact value must be established in the course of a new study. Now, observations have shown that tea heated to 65C is associated with a fivefold increase in the risk of esophageal cancer among people who abuse alcohol and so-called "heavy" smokers.

The authors of the study explain this relationship by thermal lesions formed during the passage of hot fluid through the esophagus. Tea damages the esophagus, disrupting its ability to act as a barrier to harmful toxins that are contained in alcohol and tobacco smoke. Although the results of this study sound very alarming, there is no urgent need to categorically reject the use of tea, which is loved by millions of Russians.

Most of us drink tea, heated to a temperature significantly below 65C, and in this case the probability of damage to the esophagus is minimal.

Studies have shown that tumors of the esophagus are more common in people older than 60 and 70 years, with men suffering more often than women. In the early stages, esophageal cancer usually does not cause any symptoms, but subsequently there are problems with swallowing, chronic indigestion or heartburn, loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss, or pain in the upper abdomen, chest or back.

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