A Chinese woman developed an 8cm throat ulcer after rapidly consuming hotpot without letting it cool, leading doctors to warn about the dangers of eating too fast.

A Chinese woman developed an eight centimetre throat ulcer after eating hotpot too quickly, prompting her doctor to warn about the risks of such behaviour. The 42-year-old, surnamed Wang, from Changsha in central China’s Hunan province, was diagnosed with an oesophageal ulcer after gulping down the food. She said she was too “hungry and carried away” while chatting with friends over hotpot on a cool day in March. She did not wait for the food to cool down after taking it from the pot, and...