Too Hot to Handle?

If you drink your tea very hot, that may increase your risk of cancer, according to a World Health Organization research agency. How hot is “very hot?” The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) defines it as any beverages consumed at a temperature above 65 degrees Celsius/149 degrees Fahrenheit. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius/ 212 degrees Fahrenheit. IARC said it found “limited evidence” that showed positive associations between drinking very hot beverages and deve

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Stephenie Overman is a freelance writer based in Washington D.C., USA,