The WoW is Inspired

And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.

Doctrine & Covenants 89:9

… And some Iranian researches have proven it. According to this article tea drinkers who only wait a couple of minutes after pouring to start drinking are five times more likely to develop throat cancer than those who wait four or more minutes.

The exact reason for the correlation is unknown, but presumably drinking too-hot coffee or even too-hot cocoa would similarly increase the risk of throat cancer.

… And of course we all know that hot drinks pose other risks.

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3 Comments

  1. So glad I wait more than 4 minutes after pouring hot water on my black tea. ;)

  2. I’m not sure why anyone wouldn’t wait at least that long–the tea needs to steep a while to taste like anything other than hot water. :)

  3. It took me a while to figure out why you titled this post WOW. I think I need some sleep…

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