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Is it better to drink hot water or cold water in cold weather?

Theoretically speaking, whether you drink hot water or ice water, you may actually get hurt, so drinking hot water or cold water is not necessarily a healthy way. It is best to drink water that will not upset the stomach, and there will be no problems in the body after drinking it, which is a problem-free drinking method.

First of all, many people don't know that our immune function is developing gradually, and our immune system is getting better every day. For example, people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan like to eat spicy food since childhood, so even if they go to other cities, they can always eat spicy food without affecting their health. You haven't heard the saying "eating spicy food is bad for your health", have you? But for Cantonese, eating too spicy food may really lead to gastrointestinal diseases. This is because people in different regions have different tolerance to different foods.

Secondly, we are now living in an era where viruses are rampant, but our bodies have been able to adapt to such viruses. Even many people have no reaction after suffering from COVID-19, and the problem of drinking water is actually the same. Now most of the water meets the national safety standards, and there is basically no drinking problem.

As for the temperature of water, in fact, both ice water and hot water may hurt our stomachs. For example, drinking some hot drinks will cause oral damage, and it may also make our stomach unbearable. Sometimes people feel that their stomach is "burning" after eating something too hot, so drinking hot water is actually a problem.

Finally, the best way is to "drink warm water", or just drink water at room temperature. If you want to drink hot water or ice water, you can. As long as your mouth can bear it, as long as your stomach can bear it, then there is no problem. Don't worry, drink boldly.