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Drinking very hot drinks could triple risk of oesophageal cancer, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 17 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

"Very hot" according to the article is 70C (158F). This is well above the human threshold for pain of about 48C (118F).

TLDR; if something hurts, don't do it

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  • [–] 2 points 5 hours ago

    Yeah, this makes some intuitive sense too. If you're drinking something hot enough to actually kill cells, you'll need to replace cells more frequently. More cell replication means more chances for cancer to occur.

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