Is it good to drink ice water to quench thirst in hot weather?

Dr. Dinh Tran Ngoc Mai, Department of Nutrition - Dietetics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, answered: 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.

Using water that is too cold, below 5 degrees Celsius, in large quantities can increase the risk of sore throat, toothache, and infection from unclean ice.

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.

In addition, if you work or exercise outdoors and sweat a lot for a long time, you need to supplement with electrolyte-containing fluids such as coconut water, sports drinks, lemonade, vegetable and fruit juices... You should not use too much sugary soft drinks or fruit juices because they can cause unnecessary excess energy.

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