Do hot drinks really give you cancer? A gut expert explains

By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University

When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be “extra hot”?

Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot drinks are a comforting and often highly personal ritual. The exact temperature to brew tea or serve coffee for the best flavour is hotly debated.

But there may be something else you’re not considering: your health.

Yes, hot drinks can be too hot – and are even linked to cancer. So, let’s take a look at the evidence.

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