Burning Calories Through Water Temperature

Evidence · 03-09-2008, 03:55 PM

Drinking a beverage at ice cold temperatures will burn significantly more calories compared to the same beverage at room temperature due to the energy required by the body to regulate the temperature back to normal. With that being said, what process does the body go through when you drink extremely hot beverages or items such as soups, tea, coffee, etc? I have been able to read much info on the cold temps of beverages but not with the hot one's.

BIGBUCK$ · 03-09-2008, 03:59 PM

interesting

victorbr · 03-09-2008, 05:52 PM

I knew about that .

But I read that the diff is not that big , like you burn 10 calories more and stuff ... not that big of a deal .

Victor

way2skinny · 03-09-2008, 06:10 PM

Dust off the old thermodynamics textbook, do some math, and you'll find something like this:

Drink 12 fluid oz of liquid at 32 F (like a squishy) and heat it to 98.6 F that takes 13 calories.

Evidence · 03-09-2008, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by victorbr

I knew about that .

But I read that the diff is not that big , like you burn 10 calories more and stuff ... not that big of a deal .

Victor

Correct i shouldn't have used the term "significantly". But what about the indirect features of sparking your metabolism like that numerous times a day without really breaking yourself down in anyway. That has got to add up over time to help lead to weight loss for those who are looking to shed a few pounds.

zsteph · 03-09-2008, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by way2skinny

Dust off the old thermodynamics textbook, do some math, and you'll find something like this:

Drink 12 fluid oz of liquid at 32 F (like a squishy) and heat it to 98.6 F that takes 13 calories.

That actually is pretty significant if you think about it. Say I drink 2 gallons of water a day. That is 256 oz. If that formula is correct and I drink all 2 gallons at ice cold temps, that means I would be burning an extra 277 calories a day. That is pretty theoretical though, but significant nonetheless.

Blut Wump · 03-10-2008, 03:19 AM

Are they calories or Calories (kilo calories)?

A Calorie is the energy required to increase 1Kg of water by 1* Centigrade.

256 oz is 16 pounds which is 7.25Kg.

Raising the temp from 0* C to 37* C would take ~270 Calories.

Just as you said.

Of course, there's extra energy required to effect a change of state to melt any ice floating in your slushy.

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Evidence Америка взяла мое золото Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,273 Rep Power: 82240	Burning Calories Through Water Temperature Drinking a beverage at ice cold temperatures will burn significantly more calories compared to the same beverage at room temperature due to the energy required by the body to regulate the temperature back to normal. With that being said, what process does the body go through when you drink extremely hot beverages or items such as soups, tea, coffee, etc? I have been able to read much info on the cold temps of beverages but not with the hot one's.

03-09-2008, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
victorbr Sust addicted . Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Posts: 58 Rep Power: 1447	I knew about that . But I read that the diff is not that big , like you burn 10 calories more and stuff ... not that big of a deal . Victor __________________ Age: 28 Height: 1,84 cms ( or 6'1 ) Today: 232 lbs , 18.5 inches arms and 33.5 inches waist Goal : 240 lbs , 19.5 inches arms and 32 inches waist Time to achieve goal : OCTOBER 2008

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way2skinny Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 402 Rep Power: 8445	Dust off the old thermodynamics textbook, do some math, and you'll find something like this: Drink 12 fluid oz of liquid at 32 F (like a squishy) and heat it to 98.6 F that takes 13 calories. __________________ You gotta face the fight just to live the dream.

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Blut Wump The Venerable Wump Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 7,540 Rep Power: 428437	Are they calories or Calories (kilo calories)? A Calorie is the energy required to increase 1Kg of water by 1* Centigrade. 256 oz is 16 pounds which is 7.25Kg. Raising the temp from 0* C to 37* C would take ~270 Calories. Just as you said. Of course, there's extra energy required to effect a change of state to melt any ice floating in your slushy.