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Doc Talk: The danger of that ‘shiok’ feeling from a very hot drink
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In one study, reported in 2020, people with a habit of drinking very hot tea had an elevated risk of oesophageal cancer compared with those who do not.
ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA, ADOBE STOCK
Wong Seng Weng
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SINGAPORE – If you are drinking a piping hot cup of coffee while reading this, stop.
No, I don’t mean stop reading, but stop drinking that very hot coffee. It may give you oesophageal cancer.
