What's the best temperature for drinking water: cold, room temperature, or warm? Or does it even matter?

Some people say that cold water will "shock your system," which smells of pseudoscience. Asked by Joe_Freeman 57 months ago Similar questions: temperature drinking water cold room warm matter Health.

Similar questions: temperature drinking water cold room warm matter.

I prefer cold. Icy cold in fact. For some silly reason drinking water at room temperature or warm makes me feel like I’m drinkling saliva.As far as cold water shocking the system, I’d never heard of that before, then I found this: For the average, healthy individual, drinking cold water does not shock the system.

It may even cool you down on hot days and it tastes better. In cold weather, warm fluids are best if you are feeling chilled already. Sources: mdihospital.org/water.html .

Pseudo" is right. I was just about to write down that the temperature didn't matter at all. But then it occurred to me that obviously, if the water is too hot, you can scald your mouth and throat.

And then it occurred to me that if the water is too cold, it could conceivably cause some muscle in your throat or neck to spasm and tighten, which might not feel good; it would feel like a neckache or headache. I wouldn't call that a "shock to the system," but maybe it is kinda close. And it could also give you a cold headache, like those caused by ice cream, (the cause for which is currently unknown, interestingly.) Also, drinking lots of very cold water could theoretically chill the core of your body.

A small person can conceivably drink 5% of his or her body weight in water in one sitting. If that water is cold, that would be quite a load dumped right into the center of your body.So you might shiver or feel chilled for a while. (But hot drinks do little to actually make you warmer.

There is too little drink, and too much you.It is more a comfort thing. ) Also, cold water can make your teeth hurt, especially if you have cavities (filled or unfilled. ) You know, that might be one way to lose weight without exercising.

A calorie (the large kind) is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram, i.e. , one liter, of water one degree C. So to raise a liter of water from, say 17 C (cold) to 37 C (body temperature) requires 20 calories.Eh.

Doesn't amount to much. To burn up 100 calories, you would have to drink five liters of cold water. With that much water, you might run the risk of hyponatremia.In any case, room temperature water has the least possible unpleasant effects.

I think either warm or room temperature is best for you! I could be wrong, but I remember reading an article about this. It said that ice water affects your body, like slows it down or something to that effect.

When you drink it cold, your body has to work harder to warm up the inside, therefore not allowing it to do the other 9 million things it does on a daliy basis. I like ice water and still drink it. What I don’t understand is the article said nothing about cold soda, iced tea, or anything you drink cold.

Just water. I believe that hot water, like coffee, soup, tea, etc. Is good for you cuz it warms up the inside. Good question!

Nobody really thinks much about how certain things affect your body. I’m sure you’ll get more scientific answers, but I had to answer because of the article I read. LILYGAL's Recommendations Drinking-water and ice supplies and their relations to health and disease Used from: $35.00 Thought I'd throw that in since it relates!

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Room temperature is the healthiest from what I have heard .

This is from the site "Worlds Healthiest Foods":Cold water can be more quickly absorbed from the stomach than hot water, and for this reason, there are times when cold water is helpful for quick rehydration. After a gym workout, for example, many people prefer water at a cold temperature. However, there are definitely exceptions, and for some individuals it is far easier to consume a substantial amount of water at room temperature than the same amount on ice or refrigerated.

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Is it good to keep the feet warm in a cold weather.

I did it again! How cold can I expect her to get? Will I ever see a warm day again?

I am wondering if cold weather or drinking cold water make lose weight and calories ,,thanks.

As the water temperature increases in my hot tub, does the temperature actually rise at a faster rate than when cold.

Needs to be water proof and can withstand cold tempatures.

100 degree weather should water be ice cold or room temperature for children.

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