Why should we drink warm drinks in the summer and not cold ones to cool off? It's sweltering hot outside (after all, it's summer!), which means we'll most likely be treating ourselves to an ice-cold drink. We've got a hot tip for you to take into account the next time it's a hot dog day, so you can breathe easier. Do not resort to chilled drinks, but rather reach for warm or hot drinks. Why? Find out below.
Why you should drink warm drinks in summer and not cold ones, to cool down? Russians eat in winter ice cream, and they drink in the summer warm tea, and the Arabs and Chinese do the same. Did they fall on their heads? No! Soon you will be doing it too! Only us westerners think there's no better way to cool off than cold beer or icy Coca-Cola. Hot tea??? On a hot day? Yes.
Everyone with fever he copes in his own way. When it comes to drinks, however, most people turn to cold drinks. Which is a mistake! At least if you think it will make it easier to bear the heat. With a hot drink, such as warm tea, in the long run you will achieve more than with cold drinks. What's the trick? Introducing a cold drink into a heated body represents a shock to our organism and promotes an increase in body temperature. It does cool, but only mucosa and stomach. As a result, the body starts to produce heat and warm up the cooled organs, which consumes a lot of energy. Thus, by drinking a cold drink, we are actually doing ourselves a disservice, because we are telling the body to throw more fuel on the fire.
On the other hand, drinking hot drinks encourage internal cooling mechanisms. A warm or lukewarm drink causes more heat to be released and consequently more sweating, which means that the body cools down faster. Of course, if the conditions are right and the sweat can evaporate, and you're not somewhere with high levels of humidity, or wear clothing that prevents evaporation. To summarize, common sense she let us down this time. Above the heat, therefore, with a hot drink and not a cold one!
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But here it is study, which reinforces our words: smithsonianmag.com
