Is It Stupid To Drink Cold Water?
What the doctors say
The biggest problem
We have heard several times that we should drink enough water, and two liters is the recommended daily intake. If we exceed this intake, or we do not get enough, we can be exposed to a number of health problems.
Since every person is different, the best indicator of water intake is your own urine.
If your urine is dark, you will most likely not drink enough water, but if it is light, you will get enough water. Remember that morning urine (the first time you urinate after waking up) is slightly darker. Another way to get a feeling of hydration is thirst. When you feel thirsty, drink whether the water is cold or hot.
The aspect that really affects our health is the quantity and quality of the water. Most of the water we drink must be natural, without artificial flavors, and without sugar. Some additives are allowed otherwise, such as mint leaves, lemon slices, etc.
The benefits of drinking cold water
The biggest benefit of consuming fluids is hydration, but drinking cold water gives us these benefits in particular:
- It helps you lose weight: The body maintains a stable body temperature. When one drinks cold water, the temperature will drop and the body burns calories by stabilizing the temperature again.
- It lowers body temperature: After exercise, body temperature rises rapidly. By drinking cold water you can help the temperature to go down, and this again gives the benefits as mentioned above.
- It hydrates faster: Cold water is absorbed faster in the bloodstream and therefore hydrates the body faster.
It is necessary to get enough water to stay healthy, regardless of body temperature.
