Why do cold drinks feel more hydrating than hot drinks?
In: Biology
Water, the original and best cold drink can become stagnant when it’s not flowing.
Stagnant water is bad for you as it contains a number of bacteria than can kill you and is usually warmer than flowing water.
Over time we developed an aversion to warm water as this is more likely to be bad for us that cooler flowing water.
All things being equal a glass of clean warm water is as good for you as clean cold water but your body prefers the cold water for evolutionary reasons.
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