In the world of drinking water two opinions have been at contention for quite a while now. It is Cold Water vs. Hot Water. Both parties have arguments in support of their opinion and against the other opinion. We have all heard that how drinking cold water helps you lose weight, How drinking cold water can give you a sore throat, how drinking warm water will help you digest better. But in the end it comes down to what scientific research has told us. Because either you support drinking cold water or warm water, it largely depends on your culture. For example, if you are from China then you would be in support of drinking warm water and if you are from Pakistan you’d be of the opinion to drink cold water. So, in order to find which opinion is right and which opinion doesn’t hold its weight in the world of science keep reading.

According to a research conducted in 2014, it was found that it is highly possible that drinking cold water can increase the blood pressure of patients who are suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

Not only this, but another research study suggests that drinking cold water can also cause migraine in patients with migraine history.

Another study tells us that Cold water can also worsen another situation, cold water can also worsen the pain of achalasia. Achalasia is a condition in which food fails to pass into the stomach because the lower part of the oesaphagus fails to relax. In general, the hazards of drinking cold water are linked with people who are already suffering from a condition, among the healthy there seems to be no risk of drinking cold water.

If you are an athlete then it is a good news for you. Because drinking cold water can help you a lot while your training. It was found in a research that drinking cold water enhances your performance during your session.

Another research had showed that drinking cold water is very beneficial during exercise sessions because they help maintain the body temperature and stops it from overheating.

Inferencing from that research we can conclude that drinking cold water in a warm climate would have similar fruitful results as it would help your body maintain normal body temperature. We can say that research has not shown any great medical benefits of drinking cold water but the benefits are dependent on conditions

According to a study the major drawback of drinking warm water is that it makes you less thirsty. So, if you are drinking warm water you would not be rehydrating yourself because you wouldn’t feel thirsty. This situation can lead towards dehydration.

Moreover, if we consider the conditions like hot climate or you exercising, it would be worse. Because your body would be releasing a lot of water in the form of sweat and you won’t be rehydrating yourself as often as you should be.

Not only that, the benefit that cold water would provide you in this situation by lowering your body temperature to normal won’t be available. So, the drawbacks of drinking warm water are both dependent and independent of conditions.

Chinese culture hold drinking warm water almost sacred. You’d find them serving you warm water with every meal.

Science tells us that drinking warm water can cause your arteries to expand which would help you digest better.

According to a study if you drink warm water while you have a flue, the warm water would expand your nasal mucus which would lead to you breathing better.

Research also suggests that drinking warm water also helps you in the natural function of drinking water i.e. flushing out toxins by doing it more optimally. So, drinking warm has many medical benefits. It can be termed as a “booster” for your health. And its benefits are both dependent and independent of conditions.

The answer to the question, “Does cold water help you lose weight” is NO. Yes it’s true that when you intake the cold water your body burns some calories to adjust your body temperature to normal. But those calories are not enough for you to lose weight.

The answer to the question, “Can drinking Cold water give you a sore throat” is that there is not enough scientific evidence to conclude that drinking cold water gives you a sore throat.

Cold or Warm water don’t have any universal benefits or drawbacks. The drawbacks are mostly dependent on pre-existing conditions. And benefits depend upon what kind of function you are trying to get out of either of them. If you want better digestion then warm water can help you, if you want to be more efficient during your training then cold water is your best friend.