I have been told that cold refridgerated water is better to drink because it causes your body to warm up the water, in turn helping you burn calories at the same time because of the work you body is doing....now i don't know if that is true, but cold water hurts, haha...i still drink it...but i prefer luke warm water...for some reason...

Actually it is room temperature or slightly warm water that is best for the body.Hot and cold water shocks the stomach,and is unhealthy.

Well, Blondie, this question got me interested so I did a little research. Seems the correct answer is COLD. Here's what I found: "Is drinking cold water during or after exercise good for you or bad for you? Does the temperature of the water matter at all? A. Believe it or not, cold water is absorbed faster by your body than water at room temperature or at body temperature. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that water and other drinks be chilled when used for exercise. Cold Water and Cold Drinks Rehydrate Faster Research has shown that cold water passes through the stomach faster and is therefore sent to the intestines for quicker absorption. During and after exercise, you want to rapidly replace fluids lost due to sweat, so cold water and cold sports drinks are preferred. Cold Water and Cold Drinks Taste Better Another reason for drinking cold drinks is that most people find that they taste better, making you more likely to drink more and more often. Cold Water Does Not Cause Cancer About.com's Urban Legends Guide dispels another myth, that cold water after a meal causes cancer. No, it doesn't. What to Drink and When The 1996 Position Paper of the American College of Sports Medicine recommends: Cold: Drinks should be cooler than room temperature. Flavored: Drinks should be flavored to make them taste more appealing, helping people to drink more. A squeeze of lemon juice or a pinch of a flavoring can help without adding calories. Handy: Drinks should be served in containers that let you drink without disrupting your exercise. This implies it is better to be wearing a water bottle-holding pack when walking rather than relying on water fountains along the way. Sports Drinks: Use a sports drink to replace carbohydrate and electrolytes when exercising longer than 1 hour. Plain Water: If exercising less than an hour, plain water is just fine, maybe with a squeeze of lemon juice or other flavoring if preferred for taste. Drink to Thirst: Updated guidelines in 2006 caution endurance runners and walkers that overdrinking can cause hyponatremia, so exercisers should use thirst as their guide rather than forcing fluids." I also ran across the above referenced warnings about drinking cold water after meals causing cancer. Both my sources dispel that myth. http://walking.about.com/od/fluids/f/coldwatermyth.htm http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/coldwater.asp This last article is just a series of opinions, but it's still interesting reading: http://ask.metafilter.com/50505/Cold-or-warm-water-safest

room temperature water

I thought this was interesting: Instead of asking what is the right temperature to drink water maybe we should ask ourselves. Can we use temperature in drinking water to enhance the experience? The clear answer is yes. Let's examine wine for a moment. The temperature of most underground cellars where wine is traditionally stored is approximately 55°F average. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with drinking any wine at this temperature but most aficionados will agree that manipulating the temperature can enhance the experience. You probably want to serve your Champagne at a refreshing 42°F and your Bordeaux at closer to 64°F. This narrow range of temperatures serves the whole spectrum of wines with all its intricate tastes and aromas and is the base for an endless evolving dialog of wine and food pairings. It even gave rise to profession - the wine sommelier. Curiously, 55°F is also the temperature of many springs or wells. It is not entirely surprising as the temperature of an underground cellar should be close to the surrounding temperature of the geological environment. So is 55°F a good temperature to enjoy water. Absolutely. But like with wine we can begin to examine the ambiguities of temperature fluctuations a little more closely. http://www.finewaters.com/Water_Food/Temperature.asp

i think room temperature. when you are working out it is anyway.

Cold water will actually help you better. Your body burns energy when it has to turn the coldness into heat. Unfortunately you have to drink ALOT of cold glasses of water to lose even some weight.

Cold water (really cold) uses more energy to get it to the temperature at which you expel it, meaning it can help you lose weight, but using this energy is very bad for you. Drinking cold drinks causes stomach cramps and generally is not good for you, especially if you drink a lot of it. Cold water tastes better though

it dont matta...as long as you gots dat h2o in ya..fo sho!

Room temperature is supposed to be better. In Chinese medicine ice or cold water is supposed to cause stress on internal organs.

room temperature is the best. My music professor used to stress it.

water will stay in your stomach until it reaches body temp- which means if you want to lose weight, drink cold water to kill hunger pangs. BUT- cold water will congeal any grease from the food you just ate. Bad news.

i drink ice

I read an article that said it's best for you when you're warm, you should drink warm drinks and if you're cold, you should drink cold drinks.

Ok. All the room temp answers are wrong. All wrong. I answered this question months ago and did a lot of research into it. : Here is the link: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/1812397 Here is my answer: Well, Blondie, this question got me interested so I did a little research. Seems the correct answer is COLD. Here's what I found: "Is drinking cold water during or after exercise good for you or bad for you? Does the temperature of the water matter at all? A. Believe it or not, cold water is absorbed faster by your body than water at room temperature or at body temperature. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that water and other drinks be chilled when used for exercise. Cold Water and Cold Drinks Rehydrate Faster Research has shown that cold water passes through the stomach faster and is therefore sent to the intestines for quicker absorption. During and after exercise, you want to rapidly replace fluids lost due to sweat, so cold water and cold sports drinks are preferred. Cold Water and Cold Drinks Taste Better Another reason for drinking cold drinks is that most people find that they taste better, making you more likely to drink more and more often. Cold Water Does Not Cause Cancer About.com's Urban Legends Guide dispels another myth, that cold water after a meal causes cancer. No, it doesn't. What to Drink and When The 1996 Position Paper of the American College of Sports Medicine recommends: Cold: Drinks should be cooler than room temperature. Flavored: Drinks should be flavored to make them taste more appealing, helping people to drink more. A squeeze of lemon juice or a pinch of a flavoring can help without adding calories. Handy: Drinks should be served in containers that let you drink without disrupting your exercise. This implies it is better to be wearing a water bottle-holding pack when walking rather than relying on water fountains along the way. Sports Drinks: Use a sports drink to replace carbohydrate and electrolytes when exercising longer than 1 hour. Plain Water: If exercising less than an hour, plain water is just fine, maybe with a squeeze of lemon juice or other flavoring if preferred for taste. Drink to Thirst: Updated guidelines in 2006 caution endurance runners and walkers that overdrinking can cause hyponatremia, so exercisers should use thirst as their guide rather than forcing fluids." I also ran across the above referenced warnings about drinking cold water after meals causing cancer. Both my sources dispel that myth. http://walking.about.com/od/fluids/f/coldwatermyth.htm http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/coldwater.asp This last article is just a series of opinions, but it's still interesting reading: http://ask.metafilter.com/50505/Cold-or-warm-water-safest

You burn calories if you drink cold water.