| Drinking water is essential to humans. Adults lose | | | | * It is more refreshing. |
| about 10 glasses of water daily. Some is replenished | | | | * It is more easily absorbed into your blood. |
| in the food we eat, and some is replenished in | | | | * It may burn more calories. |
| beverages, but most is replenished in the form of | | | | * It has zero calories, unlike other drinks. |
| drinking water. | | | | Myths about Cold Drinking Water |
| Some people are claiming that room-temperature | | | | For many years, people have circulated various |
| drinking water is the only good water. Others claim it | | | | myths about cold drinking water. These have no |
| should be warm - or icy - or cold drinking water. Who | | | | scientific basis, but are offered here for your |
| is right? | | | | information. |
| In "Cool Water", song writer Bob Nolan sings: | | | | * Myth #1: Cold drinking water after meals causes |
| All day I face the barren waste | | | | cancer by solidifying ingested fat, slowing digestion, |
| Without the taste of water, | | | | and lining intestine walls with the fat. Actually, body |
| Cool water. | | | | heat cancels out any effects of cold food or water. |
| Old Dan and I, with throats burned dry, | | | | * Myth #2: Cold drinking water after eating fruit is |
| And souls that cry for water, | | | | bad for you. This one, around since at least 1923, is |
| Cool, clear, water. | | | | probably based on the truth that too much |
| Cold Drinking Water | | | | beverage, at any temperature, may dilute digestive |
| Old Dan and his rider were dying for cold drinking | | | | juices. |
| water. In fact, a few days without water, and both | | | | * Myth #3: Cold drinking water harms delicate |
| would literally be dead. | | | | stomach lining. Currently on the Internet, this has no |
| More than two thirds of a human's weight is water. | | | | truth. Stomach lining is extremely robust, as it must |
| The human brain is 95% water and human blood is | | | | be to withstand the highly caustic digestive acids. |
| 82%. Old Dan's rider would show signs of dehydration | | | | For years, health experts have recommended that |
| if he lost as little as 2% of his body's water. His | | | | average adults have at least eight glasses of water |
| short-term memory would grow fuzzy. He would | | | | daily. That amount should be increased if you |
| have trouble focusing on small things and experience | | | | exercise, if the weather is hot, or when humidity is |
| daytime fatigue, commonly caused by dehydration. | | | | low. Overweight adults, who require more water, |
| They needed drinking water - preferably, cold | | | | should add an additional glass for every 25 pounds of |
| drinking water. | | | | excess weight in order to speed metabolism. |
| Why Cold Drinking Water? | | | | The body needs water, and the most important |
| You may have heard that drinking water should be | | | | question for most people is not whether the water |
| taken warm, even in hot weather. There are | | | | should be warm or cold, but whether they are |
| benefits, however, to choosing cold drinking water. | | | | drinking enough. |