the risk of vascular disease, researchers found.
Compared with people who did not drink tea, those who drank tea with a “burning hot” temperature had a 16% higher risk.
The researchers did not obtain information about the specific temperatures of the tea. Instead, the information was based on the subjective perception of the participants.
Yi told MNT, “This is an interesting finding because we typically associate tea consumption with cardiovascular benefits. The increased risk associated with extremely hot tea may potentially involve thermal injury and inflammation, although the exact mechanism remains unclear.”
He added, “Since this is an observational finding,
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