science.howstuffworks.com — Of course anyone with the slightest knowledge of thermodynamics could have figured that one out. 70 calories a day may not sound like much but its like adding an extra mile onto your run. Over the course of a year it adds up to about 27,000 calories burned. The best part is cold water just tastes better!
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saskboyNov 19, 2005
Perhaps if this has merit, it partially explains why North American coffee drinkers in offices tend to be on the heavier side of the population. Humans a long time ago would have got their water from a cool stream just like animals, so it would stand to reason that we're adapted well to drinking cold water. But back then we'd not necesarily want to burn calories by warming our water, since calories meant we'd have the energy to go out and work for our food.
silverbirdNov 20, 2005
If the idea is to heat water with your body to burn calories then you are limited by the amount of water you can ingest. Why not instead take ice-water baths and crank the A/C down to 50F or below? Use your own body's store of water in your effort! (Everyone knows that polar explorers burn thousands of calories a day to keep warm.)Cool yourself to burn calories!
r00tedNov 20, 2005
"who the hell drinks warm water?"my HS football coach does, and he recommends it to all athletes. Simply because of this article, by drinking ice cold water (or gatorade...anything really), your body has to work extra to get the water to it's body temp and make it usable. Where as warm water (NOT hot..lol) would be instantly used.Granted, Ice water tastes a hell of a lot better.
navtiidiaNov 20, 2005
i dont know...i learned like in 7th grade that hot stuff has faster moving particles...and dosent doing cardio mean you move fast...and doesnt that make you burn cals...and dont i use elipsis too much...?
chetmanciniNov 21, 2005
Wow, this is in my high school chemistry book. Kinda basic stuff....
famulusDec 6, 2005
How about coffee? Any calories burned by cooling off a hot drink?
sunchipsDec 8, 2005
Cold ice?! Ice is only cold... Hot Ice, The next generation.
nouhadDec 20, 2005
better stop drinking cold water then >.
rickster38Dec 23, 2005
It's been a long time since A level physics but I seem to remember 1 kcal raises 1cc of water 1 degree Kelvin.Therefore 1 pint (0.5747L) x 37 degrees x 1000 (to convert to litres) = 21,264 kcal.Also I learned energy cannot be created only transformed, in other words you cant get something from nothing and if it is latent body heat doing the warming something else must be going on to replace this, weather it's carb or fat.
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thedarkFeb 6, 2011
70 calories is not that much, but if you drink more water this amount can be increased. If a person need about 1700 calories ( according to http://www.calotor.com ) , 70 is about 5%, which is something good, but if you regullary go to mcdonalds where a big mac have 500 calories, then it is worthless.