[jobu]

> Baseline demographic, lifestyle, and dietary data from the UK Biobank were used

This data is from the UK where coffee is still significantly less popular than tea. Would be interesting to see the mortality risk of coffee vs tea drinkers though.

[0des]

Hot beverages are proven to damage cells which can lead to cancer of the upper digestive tract, regardless.

Also how many people load it up with sugar and cream rather than just the brew itself.

[jamal-kumar]

I always wait for my coffee or tea to cool down a bit before drinking it for this very reason. Doesn't make it any less enjoyable, I don't understand how people develop a tolerance to scalding hot and won't even finish anything less. Such a weird cultural preference.

Even better on a hot day is iced coffee! Something about letting it end up at room temperature for a while alters the taste but if it just goes straight on ice it's kinda sweet on its own.

[krageon]

> I don't understand how people develop a tolerance to scalding hot

It's the same as with repeatedly touching hot things with your hands: The nerves deaden and eventually very hot stuff doesn't feel as hot anymore. For your mouth, this is not so handy I feel. I occasionally make mistakes that burn me quite badly, but I can't really tell when it's happening because my memory of a bad burn feels way worse than the reality currently does.

Edit: Actually it's not so handy on your hands either.

[wincy]

Isnt the British method of preparing tea and coffee to load it up with milk and cream immediately? Makes it so you can drink quickly and don’t have to wait for it to cool off. (Source: am American and have watched one or two YouTube videos of how to prepare tea the British way)

[meowface]

>Isnt the British method of preparing tea and coffee to load it up with milk and cream immediately?

I feel like the potential health risks of doing this every day might be worse than the health risks of cancer caused by exposure to hot liquids, even if it's something as small as a bit of increased weight gain. (Especially since you can just wait for it to cool down a bit.)

[ancientworldnow]

The study found natural sweeteners also had a decrease in mortality (but artificial sweeteners did not - but probably because people choosing those already have health risks).

[0des]

how about no sweetener

[jamal-kumar]

I get the sense after living in a country which produces incredible coffee for a while that it's about quality.

Like they're just covering up the bad taste.

You have to pay like 20$ a bag to get something that isn't bitter in North America. Here if you want bad coffee at a low price I guess you can buy instant?

I don't think green tea drinkers are putting many additives in there.

[arisAlexis]

Only if it exceeds certain Temps