Cold water after meal?

I have heard about this info and i also received such kind of emails in the net. I don't know if this is true but you will lose nothing if you follow the advice. I am a lover of chilled water and i admit i do drink cold water after milk. Sometimes i even have a fruit juice with ice cubes in it. I just try to limit my cold water intake nowadays and drink more of lukewarm water.. i agree that we still also have do more researches in order to really know what the truth about drinking cold water is. I hope there will be more scientific studies about this so that people will really be get informed of the real effects of drinking cold water during and after meals..

i am a fan of cold water... i always drink cold water since i am a child whether when i am having a meal or not... i've been told million times by elders (my parents, aunts, uncles, etc) that it won't be good for my health... but i just can't help it... i think it is kind of addictive... but i am trying to lessen it now...

This claim is false. This is an example of an email rumor being circulated since last year, Feb. 2006. This is what the site about.com:urban legend and folklore has to say about this email rumor. link - http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_drinking_cold_water.htm "Rule of thumb: don't take health advice from anonymous forwarded emails. There's no scientific basis for the claim that cold water will "solidify the oily stuff" you have just consumed, or that this "sludge" will "line the intestine," let alone "turn into fats" and "lead to cancer." It's mumbo-jumbo, and self-contradictory mumbo-jumbo at that. The email states that drinking cold water "slows down the digestion," yet in the very next sentence declares that it will cause the your stomach contents to "break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster." Which is it? What studies do exist mainly extoll the benefits of drinking cold water, especially during and after vigorous exercise. Cold water is absorbed by the body more quickly than warm water and can help lower one's body temperature, preventing dehydration. Further, our bodies do not expend calories when absorbing cold water. In order for water to hydrate the body, it need not be at room temperature, or even at the same temperature as our bodies'. As a matter of fact, the American College of Sports Medicine's Position Stand on Exercise and Fluid Replacement states that fluid needs to be cooler than ambient temperature, meaning between 59 – 72°F. Colder fluids leave the stomach more quickly than warmer ones, allowing faster rehydration. During hot weather, when we tend to lose extra fluids, beverages in this temperature range will have a cooling effect on the body. Drinking cool beverages can help to cool us from the inside. Also, there's no need to worry: cold foods and beverages do not harm any of our internal organs, so we can feel free to enjoy them. Source: http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/2439.html

I don't know about the biological aspects of this, but it seems like it would make sense. I know from a weight loss standpoint they say to drink a glass of water before eating. That's supposed to fill you up, but to also help digestion. I also read that cold water slows down the metabolism, so I would bet that it also slows down digestion. I makes sense to me! I don't know if hot tea would make a difference, though. I think as long as the drink is room temperature it would probably work the same.

I heard about that before. My friend told me that if I drink cold water after eating, it will be more difficult for my stomach to digest the food I ate. I advise that you drink tea or coffee after eating

This sounds like a job for MythBusters. Perhaps there is some validity to the claim. Either way, why not try a little hot soup or hot tea. sounds good to me.

Even i've read many articles related to the same discussion and its clearly said that a hot liquid would solve the digestion purpose more better than a cold one...even i'm planning to switch for the same!!

It's a load of hooey. There's no truth to it whatsoever. Another one of those silly emails that goes around periodically.

All I know is that drinking water may it be hot or cold is important to our body, we need enough water in our system. :)

Naturopathy says you should not drink water after meals. It increases gastritis. There should be a gap of at least 45 minutes to an hour. :)

I also observed the Japanese and Chinese people are served with hot soup after a meal. We also do that now, or sometimes when i have a lunch when there is no soup, i have a cup of coffee. I really agree that cold water may solidify oily parts of the food we intake that is why i don't practice drinking cold water while having a meal.

I might just have to try this when I am home again. I'm so used to Filtered Water. Catch ya later JM&M

There is slight defference in what your friend informed you. It is not cold water, but ordinary water after every meal is good for health. It helps in digestion,helps in ditoxification of toxic elements and helps in absorption. Hotwater is still better. I donot know much about drinking hot tea with meals and to what extent that will help, but I am sure of ordinary or hot water will help and definitely will not harm you.

hi there redbubbles i do sometimes drink water after my meal nice chilled water but water is healthy for you and it cleans the system out i dont think that water gives us cancer. thankyo for your discussion

This is very good information, i have heard some one say not to drink cold water after meal but i never knew why. I always drink cold water after meal as i have adopted that habit since childhood, from today i'll try to change my habit. This is very good reason but i wonder did the Chinese and Japanese knew this from the early times?. Anyway thanks for the information and keep on posting such educational types.

Its old granny's tales. Your body is warm enough to prevent oil from solidifying inside. Feel free to pump in those icy cold water and enjoy your meal!!

wow really. i just love salty stuff.so i have to drink some water in the end.but now that i know this i'll try to be careful. but have they checked if there is anything in the tea that'll react with the oils and stuff and cause even worse problems??