What about the temp? - Weight Loss Message Board

brirute · 03-06-2004, 11:42 AM

I have read and heard several places that when drinking water, the colder the better. The theory is that your body needs to use energy to warm the water. I'm not saying this is a definite truth, but it certainly makes sense.

If this is the case, wouldn't this also hold true for food? For example. Take an apple. If I eat an apple that is kept in the fridge, versus one on the counter wouldn't the same theory hold true?

I realize that this is not going to make a big difference in calories burned versus the actually calories in food. But over time say a year, how many more calories would be burned if a person puts their fruit in a fridge. Or maybe, cranks their fridge just a little more, so that things are just a little colder. Water, milk, yogurt, fresh veggies, etc.

I maybe just blowing smoke here, but some food for thought on a Saturday afternoon. No pun intended.

cuddledumplin · 03-09-2004, 02:17 AM

I read that models even sleep in frigid rooms to increase their caloric burn, so my guess is it would help a bit. Drinking iced water is supposed to help burn 200 calories a day. If you ate a lot of things cold and kept your house cold, who knows?

justme_ · 03-09-2004, 05:46 AM

Hmm... so what you're saying is sleeping in the cold will allow you to burn more calories? I'm wondering though... I read somewhere that it's easier to lose weight in the summer because in the winter your body saves calories to keep warm?????? I don't know, but it said that would be the reason why it'd be easier to lose weight in the summer, than in the winters. So living in a warm country would make it easier then? And if that's true then how come sleeping in a cold room could help you lose weight as well? Also, here it says eating cold foods would (possibly) help you burn calories, but then how come I read a couple of times, that spicy foods stimulate the burning process. They're kind of opposites. I would really love to know more about this temperature influence, because I really don't understand. I know the influence of weather/temperate is really tiny, but any little bit of help is welcome.

justme_ · 03-09-2004, 05:49 AM

And.. the difference between tea and water as well... Tea is really healthy etc., but people say water is better. Tea gets rid of possible cancer cells (or something) and it's really really really healthy (one of the 14 superfoods I read somewhere, if you can call it a food). So why not drink tea instead of water? It just tastes a lot better. But I would also like to know if cold water is better than warm tea, then. Maybe for weight loss though, but overall I think tea is better.

justme_ · 03-09-2004, 02:11 PM

Well, go on... someone should know. I really wanna know!