is it true that you burn 40 calories drinking a glass of cold water?
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I believe it does :) Depending on a person, to be honest.\n\nJsut to let you know, water is as powerful as you think it is... Here's an interesting example, there's an alternative method that can heal, renew, and give additional strength as well as energy to the person--"Water Fast." During that period that can last from 3 days (for beginners) to 6 months (for experts), you drink WATER ONLY. That's right, no food, no additions to the water (like lemon), no nothing, but water :) I've done it once and I'll do it again for one simple reason--I feel healthier than I ever did before :)\nResults of my personal experience:\n- Lost 55lbs (at 5'4", I was at 180lbs, right now I'm at healthy 125lbs), gained more energy, clearer mind, and healthier body.\n- My knees, back, or my head (because of constant headaches and taking aspirin and pain-killers on daily basis) don't give me anymore trouble. My eyes-sight is better by 2.0 points (it was 8.0 before and 6.0 right now). I had to get new prescription glasses for myself.\n- My body feels lighter and is ready for the next five years of "torture" :) (food-intake, lazy-days, and many other things)\n- My clothes fell off of me! I had to get a new wardrobe!... lol... I couldn't believe it! :)\n- I felt as light as a feather and still do! :)\n\nMy Dad does the same thing 2-4 times a year and says he feels as young as a newborn on inside :) And it really is like that! You feel like you're a new person, like you were just reborn from inside and out :) He's being exercising, experimenting on himself (with fasting and other methods) and running couple of miles a day for almost 30 years now. I guess addictions like that run in the family :)\n\nDon't take my advise as something to do all by yourself, ask for an expert to guide you through it step-by-step. Just to let you know, this is one of the extreme ways of getting your health back on-line when you're in a crisis. Chinese and Alternative Medicine and Therapies advise this as one of the ways of getting better. There are quite a few books and websites on the Alternative Medicine and Therapies written on this subject. I would recommend getting someone who's been through this already (more than once!) and knows what they're talking about. Take caution, because you're bound to feel weak and exhausted due not having anything to eat, but trust me the results (the ones I've personally experienced) are amaizing :) Any alements that were bothering you before might still be partially there after the first month, but are bound to be gone next time you do the same thing. Please be careful at anything that you do for the first time (especially this type of fasting that not many people do on a spur of the moment, and not that many modern Doctors recommend with ease... except for Chinese Doctors and the experts at Alternative Therapies).\n\nHave fun, be careful, and good luck :)
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That's good to drink water, but what you eat and how much is more important. The calories eaten must be less than the calories burned through daily activities and exercise.
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Warm water is absorbed easier into the body.  Cold water takes longer to absorb, therefore burning more calories.
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What I have always heard is that if you have been working outside alot, and you are hot, that you shouldn't drink really cold water because it can actually mess with your heart.  The cold water becomes a complete "shock" to the heart, and could do some bad for you.
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Water is consumed in virtually every metabolic and chemical process your body engages in. Drinking water will fuel those processes and give you more energy. When you excercise (which of course you are, if you wish to lose weight), you comsume vast amounts of water, usually 2-3 times as much as you sweat out, and you sweat more than you think.\n\nThe process of "digesting" water is catabolic, meaning it consumes calories, so drinking water between meals will keep you from binge-eating later and it will burn a small ammount of calories to boot.\n\nWater is the most pure liquid you can drink, the benefits of water go on and on. Everyone should drink several glasses worth every day.
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Hello..I will tell you with 100% sureness that that theory is absolutely wrong( I mean that the chilly/cold water) help you burn calories.Dear,is it again 100% proven that the opposite the intake of lukewarm to bearable hot water "boost" your metabolism and respectively help you to burn fat..By the way,there are some regimes which are based on the intake of lukewarm water,daily,separated portions through the whole day.Celebrities like Madonna and some models drink at least 4 to 6 cups of such water and that's one of their "secret" weapons against fat reciduius..I have made it and for one month,along with the moderate diet I lost 5 kilograms.Every day I start the day with a cup of hot water..it really works!! Good luck!!
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Yes, it's the same as regular water, just adds flavor, you know at HEB they have flavored water, lemon, strawberry, peach all different kinds of water with 0 calories, look into that, there good...
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Turn the bottle around and read the back....\n\nUsusally light beers are about 100 calories...but it's not the calories that get you...it's the fact that alcohol can slow your metabolism by 40%...that's what makes you fat.
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Water in such large amounts is poison!  \n\nIt causes a condition called hyponatremia.  Drinking so much water (you're talking about half a gallon every 15 minutes- that's 2 gallons an hour, or 32 gallons in a 16 hour day) causes your blood to become diluted, which interferes with your heart, brain, and muscle function. Untreated, it can lead to comma or death. \n\nThis is NOT a safe way to increase your metabolism.\n\nIn a healthy adult, the kidneys can process a MAXIMUM of  4 gallons (512 oz) per day.  However, even that much water will not increase your metabolism.  Only exercise can increase your metabolic rate.
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No way, gin is one of the least calorific drinks you can have.  Unless you've been chugging it back per gallon it shouldnt be anymore than if you drank a few iced teas or something, or unless you've been mixing it with coke or lots of syrupy stuff.
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You are supposed to drink iced water because it takes energy to raise the temperature to body temperature, therefore burning calories. I have read this in numerous diet magazines, but not tried it myself
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Yes!  Your brain doesn't differentiate between hunger and thirst so a lot of times, those hunger pangs can be stifled by rehydrating and you won't intake calories that your body doesn't actually need.  Most people operate continually dehydrated.  If you got all the water you need -6 to 8 glasses a day- your body would have a lot easier time functioning (including increased metabolic function).  Also, drinking more water won't just help you lose weight -- it'll help you lose inches.  If your body is used to not getting enough water, it stores all that it can.  If you're giving it all it needs, you'll have less water retention!
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Drinking water will not cause you to put on weight.  Water contains no calories, therefore requires no physical exertion to be burned off.  It will just absorb, do its job, and pass through.
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Please remember that often those values are based on a 2000 calorie diet, something many people exceed.\n\nYes, it would, if you were on a 2000 calorie diet, for if you have 1000 needed, and you drank 20%, or 200, then 200 more, 200+200 is 400, or 40%
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Drinking lukewarm water does not burn more calories...as others have said the colder the water the more energy (calories) your body uses to raise the water's temp so that it can be absorbed into your blood.\n\nDisregard the comment that was posted by someone saying slow jogging burns more calories.  This is a myth, you should pace yourself to jog as fast as you can for the time you have allotted for exercise, this will maximize your caloric burn.
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According to Prevention magazine (German doctors performed a study a while ago, statistics are shown on the first link), water does in fact boost your metabolism. Heck, eating in general boosts your metabolism--some say spicy food revs it up even more. The benefit of water is it's the great zero calories, and I know it helps the function of organs such as the liver and heart. "Drinking water can help you burn fat, beat a fever, improve your complexion, relieve constipation, build muscle, drain a stuffy nose, fight a stomachache, and improve your mood." <msn.com> But does it boost it much as eating soild, healthy food? I would assume it does but as much, but water is important, and with the other benefits, you might as well do it.
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Latent heat of fusion of ice is only 80 calories/gm whereas the latent heat of vaporisation of water is as high s 536 cal/gm.Therefore C is correct