Some like it hot.If you like your lattes, teas, and cafe au laits ca·fé au lait n. 1. Coffee served with hot milk. 2. A light coffee hue. See Regional Note at beignet. [French : café, coffee + à, with + lait really hot, you may be upping your risk of esophageal cancer Esophageal Cancer Definition Esophageal cancer is a malignancy that develops in tissues of the hollow, muscular canal (esophagus) along which food and liquid travel from the throat to the stomach. by as much as four times over not so hot controls, and even more for those with diets high in animal fats, meat, and salt. So says recent research, which backs up the findings of many other studies. The carcinogenic carcinogenic having a capacity for carcinogenesis. effect of chronic exposure to very hot liquids on the throat is lower for those whose diets are rich in fruits, vegetables, and grains; but the risk is even higher for heavy drinkers and smokers. The lesson is to cool down your drinks to warm but not scalding scalding plunging of pig or poultry carcasses into very hot water to facilitate scraping and dehairing and plucking. Chicken scalding water is 130°F for broilers (larger birds higher) applied for 1 to 2 minutes. Modern pig abattoirs use steam at 144 to 147°F for about 3 minutes. and keep pumping your fruits and vegetables--pretty easy medicine to take. (International Journal of Cancer, 2000, Vol. 88, No. 4, pp. 658-664) |
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