One way to shake up print readers or TV listeners is to spotlight things that are bad for their health, finds Grumpy Editor.
During the past week it was tea and eggs.
The World Health Organization advises to wait for tea to cool a bit to decrease risk of getting cancer of the esophagus.
Researchers (maybe while drinking hot coffee or hot chocolate) suggest waiting for tea to cool, mentioning the danger zone comes when the beverage temperature passes the 140 degrees Fahrenheit mark.
Grumpy Editor asks: Why just tea? How about hot coffee? Or hot soup?
Meanwhile, eggs are getting fried again in another periodic warning. This time in a study published in JAMA, a medical journal.
It puts an omelette in peril.
Each large egg contains about 180 milligrams of cholesterol.
Those who dine on two eggs each morning are the most in danger, based on the study.
Thus, eating 300 milligrams of cholesterol (via about two egg yolks), according to the study, puts the eater at a 17 percent higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
WebMD reminds that the average egg contains 200 milligrams --- more cholesterol than in most fast-food double cheeseburgers.
Well, there go eggnogs in holiday festivities.
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