Drinking water burns calories?

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  • nostalgicfortune
    nostalgicfortune Posts: 54
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    Didn't read the replies however logic dictates that yes, drinking ice cold water does infact burn some calories. Your pee is always warm so the body will have to warm up the water, plus processing and everything. Now the matter of HOW much calories it burns is a different one but I'm sure over the time it adds up

    Really? That's the first yes in the thread so far. Interesting though.

    No, technically nearly everyone agreed with this person...Yes, it does technically burn more calories...but it's the 'how much' that's the point they all took. The amount is so low that it really isn't worth it unless you just happen to like to drink freezing cold water and over a year you might burn off half a pound
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    Well think of it this way, a normal fit person have to increase their calories in the north/south pole if they want to maintain their weight. The increase is typically about 3,000 calories per day. Their body have to generate alot of heat to survive(even with all the new equipments and stuff) and that costs calories. Imagine the same scenario over a small amount but a large duration (a year for example) and it wil add up. Even if drinking ice cold 8 oz water burns 10 calories, thats 80 calories a day and a bit less than 9 lbs a year lost. Not too bad.

    However, 10 calories per glass can be too much or too little estimate. It varies ALOT by the weather, your hormones, your weights and alot of other things so in short, its best not to think about this little thing and just move your butt the old fashion way :)

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