Effects of Hot Water?

[DrBones]

Hey guys,
i got a question for you science buffs.
If your body burns 1 calorie to regulate the temperature of each oz of Ice Cold water, what effect does it have on cooling Hot Water. Your body still needs to regulate the temperature. Does this have any where near the same effect? I'm not really a hot drink fan... but it sparked my interest.
Thanks
ryan

 

[MuscleDm]

Good question....I want to see some replies

Ryan

 

[anthrax]

your body will spend energy = calories to keep your organism at a constant temperature (37°C)

If it's pretty hot outside you'll burn more calories than if it were warm...

But drinking hot water (or coffee) will make you burn negligeable calories

it's not worth trying it

 

[coolcolj]

you'll sweat to cool your body, that's about it.

Shivering actually uses your muscles.

 

[duritz]

i wouldn't recommend drinking very hot stuff. first it will take u a lot longer to get a lot of liquid in your system than cold water and second, hot water isn't too tasty.

 

[Biscuit]

Antharx. what about the other way(cold water)? does your body burn more cals. to heat the water up to body temp.?

Biscuit...

 

[waldo]

I drink hot water

I drink alot of hot water through out the day and when I am in the gym working out then I keep sipping cold water. Its just that I get a sore throat of drinking too much of cold drinks.

 

[anthrax]

Antharx. what about the other way(cold water)? does your body burn more cals. to heat the water up to body temp.?

Biscuit...

yes you'll burn more calories to heat your cold drink to your body temperature

But not that much (a bit more than cooling hot water)