Yerba Mate and Increased Risk of Oral Cavity Cancer

• Cancer and yerba mate consumption: a review of possible associations.

  • 2009-06
  • Review
  • Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health 25(6)
  • • Dora Loria
    • Enrique Barrios
    • Roberto Zanetti

  • PubMed: 19695149
  • DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892009000600010

  3 Insights on

  • Increased Risk of Oral Cavity Cancer

  • Low evidence

  several studies found an association between the temperature of the mate infusion and oral, esophageal, and/or laryngeal cancer risks

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  hot mate (specific dose not stated)