Study Links Drinking Burning Hot Tea to Higher Vascular Disease Risk

A study following nearly half a million adults in China for almost a decade discovered that regular tea drinkers generally have a lower risk of vascular disease compared to non-tea drinkers. However, participants who reported consuming their tea burning hot faced a 16 percent higher relative risk of vascular disease. While medical experts note that researchers have not yet established a proven biological explanation for this specific connection to vascular disease, very hot beverages have previously been linked to esophageal cancer through local injury and damage. Doctors advise letting hot tea cool for a few minutes before drinking rather than abandoning the habit altogether.