The study shows people in Western Kenya, a region with high rates of throat or food pipe cancer, prefer their tea at temperatures exceeding 72°C, the highest recorded so far. ​The study published in the June 2019 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Journal showed Kenyans to have their tea hotter than people in other regions with high incidents of throat cancer. The study, also involving Brown University, US, National Cancer Institute, US, and The Mayo Clinic, US, found preferred temperatures for tea in Kenya was 1.5°C higher than any other studied population. While the study reports no association between age and preferred temperature in tea, men were likely to consume hotter beverages than women by more than two degrees. High beverage or food temperatures have been associated with a risk of throat cancer in several parts of the world.

Source: Standard Digital March 30, 2019 08:37 UTC