On Drinking Water: Information and Issues

[tagaisla]

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well der s no question with water therapy as u mentioned above but wat u posted as i quoted here is rily ridiculous,i suggest u read again ur books

i'll try to find that book kabasa jud ko ana...

[AnGelicFace_07]

it's false.. Cold water is the best fluid to satisfy a thirst and the most effective to replace fluid lost through exercise and perspiration so continue keeping a water in your refrigerator. :mrgreen:

[AnGelicFace_07]

For anyone trying to lose weight, this question is an exciting one! If you simply want to know if your body burns calories warming up the water, the answer is yes. But if you want to know if drinking a lot of ice water can help you lose weight, or keep weight off, this "yes" needs to be qualified with some calculations.

First of all, calories are case-sensitive. There are calories and then there are Calories. Calories with a big "c" are the ones used to describe the amount of energy contained in foods. A calorie with a little "c" is defined as the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. What most people think of as a Calorie is actually a kilo-calorie: It takes one Calorie to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius. So when you drink a 140-Calorie can of cola, you are ingesting 140,000 calories. There is no cause for alarm, because the conversion applies across the board. When you burn 100 Calories jogging a mile, you are burning 100,000 calories.

So, considering that the definition of a calorie is based on raising the temperature of water, it is safe to say that your body burns calories when it has to raise the temperature of ice water to your body temperature. And unless your urine is coming out ice cold, your body must be raising the temperature of the water. So calories are being burned.

Let's figure out exactly what you're burning when you drink a 16-ounce (0.5 liter) glass of ice water:

The temperature of ice water can be estimated at zero degrees Celsius.
Body temperature can be estimated at 37 degrees Celsius.
It takes 1 calorie to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.
There are 473.18 grams in 16 fluid ounces of water.
So in the case of a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body must raise the temperature of 473.18 grams of water from zero to 37 degrees C. In doing so, your body burns 17,508 calories. But that's calories with a little "c." Your body only burns 17.5 Calories, and in the grand scheme of a 2,000-Calorie diet, that 17.5 isn't very significant.
But let's say you adhere to the "eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" nutritional recommendation. In 64 ounces of water, there are 1,892.72 grams. So to warm up all that water in the course of a day, your body burns 70,030 calories, or 70 Calories. And over time, that 70 Calories a day adds up. So, while you definitely shouldn't depend on ice water consumption to replace exercise or a healthy diet, drinking cold water instead of warm water does, in fact, burn some extra Calories! :mrgreen:

[doce_pares]

^^^nice point u got der angel, bt d broader definition of calorie is dat it is jst a unit of energy, jst lyk d joule of d SI system

though u hav a point dat we consume calories wen we heat up water, bt we must understand our physiology first dat d heat was der n d first place as a byproduct of digestion, so u c we do not rily spend much calorie to heat up ur cold water intake. i guess der wud jst be a slight difference w/c may prove insignificant in the end.

the crux of the matter here is dat water is zero calories n it does not make u fat, whether cold or warm. the water temperature here may become insignificant since the body can only tolerate w/in a certain range

[madergoose]

Cold water is absorbed more quickly into the system than warm water. Some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually burn calories. To utilize water most efficiently during weight loss, follow this schedule:

Morning: 1 Quart of pure water over 30 minutes
Noon: 1 Quart of pure water over 30 minutes
Evening: 1 Quart of pure water between 5-6 P.M.

[Spec-V]

"Sodium" will hold Water thus mag Water Retention ka. (tubigon ug lawas) avoid Sodium not water. Water is essential.

Sodium is a Big no..no ..for Bodybuilders. And avoid too much Carbs as well. When Carbs are digested it will turn to sugar.

[Isteb]

kung tinuod ni, then i recommend nga manginom ug bugnawng tubig tanan members sa coycoy para manambok, mugwapo dayon mawala na ang pagkatorpe kung aduna man... :mrgreen:

[ed168]

agree mo ani bros n sis? tinuod ni sya? nagpractice mo ani?

[P-Chan]

dili.. ang maka dako sa tiyan is the excess energy stored as fats... sa tiyan na dapit gi store kai mao gud na design sa nature sukad pa sa caveman days

[ed168]

dba rice is a source of energy?? if u eat a lot of rice without exercise, it will b stored n turn to fat.. , instead nga kaon kag daghan rice, inom nalng ug daghan tubig pra gamay lng rice n mabusog dayn, ryt?