Hot weather, drinking lots of ice water will quench your thirst?

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Ms. NTP, 26 years old, living in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, said that on these hot days she often drinks ice water. She feels that only by drinking like this can she reduce the feeling of heat and discomfort when the weather is too hot like these recent days.

Is drinking a lot of ice water good for your health in this hot season? What should you drink to quench your thirst and be good for your health?

Dr. Dinh Tran Ngoc Mai, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that the amount of water we eat and drink every day helps maintain the body's metabolic activities. On hot summer days, the environmental temperature is from 35-40 degrees Celsius, causing the body to sweat a lot to cool down.

In addition to dehydration, the body also loses electrolytes and minerals. However, drinking water should be scientific , the amount of water should be distributed evenly throughout the day, and not a large amount should be drunk at once.

Using ice water is also a choice of many people to reduce the feeling of thirst, heat and improve mood. However, if using water that is too cold below 5 degrees Celsius, a large amount can increase the risk of sore throat, toothache, infection from unclean ice, affecting the digestive system.

Therefore, you should use cool water, temperature from 10-15 degrees Celsius instead of ice cold water, drink slowly, sip by sip to minimize harm.

Do not use too many sugary soft drinks.

For people who often have to work or exercise outdoors and sweat a lot for a long time, it is necessary to supplement with electrolyte-containing drinks such as coconut water, lemon juice, vegetable and fruit juice, sports drinks...

You should not drink too much sugary soft drinks or fruit juice because it can cause unnecessary excess energy.

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