[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.

[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)

[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).

[arisAlexis]

Only if it exceeds certain Temps