ICE VS WATER

ygrad2001
ygrad2001 Posts: 230
edited September 25 in Food and Nutrition
On a daily basis I eat between 5-8 52 ounce cups of ice. Some say its not the same as actually drinking water. What do you think?

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  • jen31889
    jen31889 Posts: 121
    I don't know if it is the same, but I would say it is beneficial. I read that your body burns calories heating water up. If you give it ice, it would have to burn even more calories to heat it up to a usable temperature.
  • pilotgirl2007
    pilotgirl2007 Posts: 368 Member
    water is water... whether in liquid of frozen form.
  • TKelly06
    TKelly06 Posts: 225 Member
    FIll the glass full with ice, then fill with water, that is 52 ounces. Then drink the water and eat ice after. Then you will have an accurate reading on how much water you are consuming.
  • lisy28
    lisy28 Posts: 156 Member
    I do both... i get a glass filled up with ice add water then i drink AND eat the ice :o) best of both worlds and the eating of this ice is like my placebo food as it feels like im eating something LOL all psychological i tells ya "o)
  • dot23scott
    dot23scott Posts: 29
    I was an 'ice eater' too. Happened to mention to my Dr. She said it could be a sign (eating the ice?) of low iron or anemia. Sure enough, after a blood test - my iron was low. I've since started taking iron supplements. I also no longer 'eat' ice, in fact, have gone the other way - get my drinks 'light on the ice.' Interesting - my personal opinion is how can it be bad? It's liquid, in solid form!
  • mmanderr18
    mmanderr18 Posts: 80 Member
    I don't know if it is the same, but I would say it is beneficial. I read that your body burns calories heating water up. If you give it ice, it would have to burn even more calories to heat it up to a usable temperature.

    I read that too! They say to always have ice in your water to burn extra calories.. So you're doing great! :)
  • WonderNoodle
    WonderNoodle Posts: 549
    I craved ice when pregnant....was due to an iron deficiency.

    Now, that doesn't answer your question, but something you should tune into.
  • ygrad2001
    ygrad2001 Posts: 230
    Yes it is because my iron is low but the iron pills just make my feel gross so I don't take them. I really don't like water but I am trying to make myself increase and get my 8 glasses.
  • chefchazz
    chefchazz Posts: 427 Member
    water is water... whether in liquid of frozen form.
    i agree
  • ace175
    ace175 Posts: 518 Member
    I was an 'ice eater' too. Happened to mention to my Dr. She said it could be a sign (eating the ice?) of low iron or anemia. Sure enough, after a blood test - my iron was low. I've since started taking iron supplements. I also no longer 'eat' ice, in fact, have gone the other way - get my drinks 'light on the ice.' Interesting - my personal opinion is how can it be bad? It's liquid, in solid form!

    Why do you crave ice if you have low iron? Just curious! Because I'm an ice eater and known to have low iron.... Just curious!

    I think eating ice is actually quite bad for your teeth, but I still do it lol
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    Eating ice only gets you 90% of the water as the same volume of liquid water. This is because ice is less dense than liquid water. So as one person said to fill a glass with ice and then with water, you actually wouldn't get the same amount as just water. This is simple to prove, put a glass filled with ice and water on the table and let the ice melt. The water level will drop (probably a couple ounces).

    Yes your body must heat the ice to body temp, but it still must do the same with liquid water, just a little bit more is burned with the ice. How much of this would have just left through the skin if you didn't consume the ice, I don't know.

    In conclusion, it doesn't matter which you take in, it's still all water, but you may have to eat one more glass of ice to get this same amount of water.
  • ygrad2001
    ygrad2001 Posts: 230
    Thanks guys!
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