Cold drinks a no-no!

my great-aunt has always drank warm water. Never room temperature or cold, but warm. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not but she looks exceptional for her age and is very healthy. I have also noticed that two asian people at work also drink warm water with their meals. They must be on to something good!

Thanks for starting this discussion. My Aunt use to say never drink ice water with meals drink hot drink or room temparture water with meals and I never knew why. Now I know why thanks.

I have read some topics regarding this and they have the same findings and recommendations. We should not take in cold drinks after eating specially if our food is fatty because it will hardened on our stomach linings and eventually become cancer. It is always good for us to take precautions as early as we can since this is for our own good for our health.

I had heard some where before that you should drink water at room tempature. I didnt really know the exact reason why though. I drink my water at room tempature. I prefer it that way. Thanks for the info. I'm going to give it a try.

Hi there. Your future grand daughter is right, this is exactly what I tell my own children... We never have cold drinks after meals, because for that very same reason, of clogging and turning fats into hard solids on the walls and linings of your throats, stomach and insides, therefore making it harder to digest... We usually have a nice hot to warm drink after eating, this helps to wash everything down and ready it for easy digesting... Have a great day...

Kind of makes sense. When you heat up fat it melts, when you put it in the fridge, it hardens again. Wonder how that works for veins and arteries. Good for your family! They've found a way to cut down on stomach problems without doctors and medication. Something we all could learn from. Take care

Thanks for the info. I always drink my water at room temp. I do not drink while eating. And sodas are addictive because of the high carbohydrates and caffeine as well as sugar. A study of sodas revealed that they are a primary cause of esophagus cancer and ulcers in the stomach.

this is so true. no wonder my stomach getting bigger after i do that in 2 month.

Actually any type of carbonated bevarage such as cold drink is not good for health, we should try to avoid it. Only in case of too hot I go for it, otherwise I do avoid cold drink.

i have room temperature drinks or cold drinks with my meal but i end my meals with a cup or two of hot tea. it has worked WONDERS!! no more bloatedness or icky-ness.

I do not drinka cold water so I do not know if it really work , but also I hear when you drink a cold water you just add more and more work to your body.becuase the body has to warm it to a body temperature and then can use it.

Wow, thank you for sharing that. I have a lot of problems with my stomach and drink cold ice water with most of my meals. I will try to train myself to do what you say and see if it helps

Hmmm... I also heard that when you drink cold drinks, it will affect your tummy. Especially if you drink cold drinks at night before sleep. Never take it my friend. It's not good for your health. ..... arrghhh... cold drinks never good for health anyway. So better stay out of it. :) And just to remind, cold drinks may taste good and refreshing. If I'm in need for refreshment, I go for coconut water. Take one whole young coconut and have it with my lunch or dinner. :) Hehehehe... It's healthier!

I used to drink cold drinks when I was little, but now I drink lesser. Maybe 1 glass of cold drinks in 2 days. That's all. You are right about the cold drinks effect to your health. Another interesting fact I found is that cold drinks taken after sweating is bad for your body. Why? Because it's like pouring a glass of cold water to the hot radiator of a car. Can you imagine what happened next? The radiator will be damaged just like our body. We never know and never felt the damage directly but as time goes by, we can feel something wrong with our body. I took cold waters only when I feel thirsty. I never want to take it with my foods, especially seafood kinds. Don't know why, but now I get used to it.

I looked for something elsewhere to verify this but was unsuccessful. I would think though that the water would heat up relatively quickly. Saturated fats are solids at room temperature anyway, and I saw one demonstration - the person started the lecture putting shortning on the back of his hand at the start of the lecture and at the end of it he showed that it was still solid. I think the temperature inside the body is higher though ...