#327: Hot Water vs Cold Water - What Does The Science Really Say?

About this episode

This episode discusses the debate between drinking hot water and cold water, exploring the science behind hydration and its health benefits.

You should be drinking hot water. You should be drinking cool water. You shouldn’t be drinking this water, why are you drinking that water? So much confusion and overthinking on the most seemingly simple part of nutrition… Hydration! More specifically, there has been this recent push for drinking of hot water (or warm water really), in the mornings to help aid in some health benefits. But how true is this? Is it really better than cold water drinking? In this episode, I explain the basics ar...

People in this episode

Host: Aleksa the Sports Dietitian

Topics covered

• hydration
• hot water
• cold water
• nutrition
• health benefits
• science

Keywords

• hydration
• hot water
• cold water
• nutrition
• health benefits
• science

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