The International Agency for Research on Cancer ,IARC, a subsidiary of the World Health Organization , has issued a report warning that drinking hot drinks above 65°C may increase the risk of esophageal cancer. I believe that many friends began to panic when they saw this, and this all-purpose mantra of "drink more hot water" will increase the risk of causing esophageal cancer.
First of all, we don't have to panic, the hot water referred to by the World Health Organization is a beverage above 65 ° C, not what we usually call "hot water", often hung on our mouths "hot water" is mostly warm water, generally 35-40 ° C, up to no more than 50 ° C, so you can still drink "hot water" with confidence.
If you ask others to drink hot water above 65 ° C, it is estimated that it is not a warm concern, but an indirect murder, because drinking hot water above 65 ° C often does increase the risk of esophageal cancer. IARC said the incidence of esophageal cancer in Places such as China, Iran, Turkey and South Africa increased with the temperature of beverage intake, and these countries are accustomed to drinking very hot tea at temperatures above 65 °C. Wilder, director of the International Center for Research on Cancer, also pointed out that the results of the study show that drinking very hot drinks is one of the possible causes of esophageal cancer, and that the key is the temperature, not the drink itself [1].
Wang Ruimin[2] also investigated and analyzed the risk factors of patients with esophageal cancer, and after a one-factor analysis of many factors, the results showed that hot diet was one of the risk factors for esophageal cancer.
After analyzing the relationship between multiple single factors and the prevalence of esophageal cancer, the results showed that the hot diet and the prevalence of esophageal cancer were positively correlated, which was a risk factor, and among the many factors detected, the hot diet was the largest risk factor, and the hot eating habit was 9.091 times the risk of esophageal cancer in ordinary dieters.
Although the above analysis seems complicated, it is actually just to tell us that regular consumption of hot foods, including drinking more hot water, will greatly increase the prevalence of esophageal cancer.
Whether it is drinking hot water or eating hot food, once you get used to it, you will react slowly to hot food, resulting in eating more and more hot, the temperature is too high, it will stimulate the esophageal mucosa, and more stimulation will cause the esophageal mucosa to break, ulcerate and even bleed. The mucous membrane of the esophagus will fall off after being burned, and after the loss, the esophagus has a relatively small protective layer, so it is easy to suffer from esophageal cancer for a long time. Therefore, we will still eat less or try not to eat foods with too high temperatures in the future, and we must also drink more "hot water" and not drink hot water.
This issue is written by Li Qinglan
Editor: Peng Mingqian
bibliography:
[1]. International Research Center for Research on Cancer: Drinking beverages above 65°C may lead to esophageal cancer[J].Food and Machinery,2016,32(06):114.
Wang Ruimin. Investigation and analysis of risk factors in patients with esophageal cancer[D].Jilin University, 2011.
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