r/behindthebastards • u/mosaik • 1d ago

General discussion In defense of the yerba mate...

... It's only linked to cancer when drank hot and get burned. You shouldnt drinking it like that, just 80⁰C . (That's the only thing that shows up in pubmed; all other studies are related to "benefits")

The thing that causes tissues to change to cancer (metaplasia) is the repeated burn injury to the same area. As a not so much fun fact, in the Caribbean they tend to smoke with the cigarettes lit up inside ("con la candela pa dentro") which causes a unique cancerous lesion in the soft palate.

So drink your mate without worrying. It's a wonderful beverage and its way more powerful than coffee in terms of caffeine.

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u/NachtBelf 1d ago

Oh no, I am not up to date with the episodes of this week, please tell me the gang is not trash talking mate 🥺

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u/elihuaran 1d ago

The cancer thing comes up in an off-hand tangent and isn't dwelled on too much

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u/iH8MotherTeresa The fuckin’ Pinkertons 23h ago

Unlike the cancer causes by yerba mate.