Why is water better for you at room temp. than cold?

Answer 1

It is easier for your system to digest water when it is at room temperature. If it is ice cold, it is a shock to your system.

Answer 2

They beat me to it. pirategirl, MISS-MARY, and BJ got it. The body doesn't need to bring the water up to temp if it's already there. That's why I go to bed I drink a small glass of cold milk so my body has something to work on and keeps my core warm because the blood is being used to heat the milk and process it. But I can't tonight because I drank the last of it with dinner. Bummer. But I will make it over 4,100 points with this answer.

Answer 3

From what I understand the body preffers liquids to be about the same temp so as not to shock it. I know Koreans drink hot water, the family was very healthy but the food they ate stunk up the apt. building. So, who knows. In the summer I like my water cold. i guess just getting enough in you is the challenge for me.

Answer 4

Water is the hardest thing on your stomach. It is the hardest thing to swallow and the hardest thing to digest.
Putting anything cold in your stomach makes digesting it harder because your body has to work harder...first it has to warm up the food, this takes energy, then it starts to break it down. Anything room temperature is better anyway because of this process.

Answer 5

I heard your body absorbs cool water better than room temp. water. And I like it better that way anway. (This is totally unsubstantiated though, as most of the answers here are.)

Answer 6

It takes your body extra energy to warm the water when it enters your body. If you are exercising, then it takes that much more to digest. So, though it may seem more refreshing, cold water is actually zapping your energy.

Answer 7

Sounds like non-sense to me... H2O is H2O. Changing the temperature doesn't change the nutritional value, or chemical properties... water is just water.