If one eats cold food, is the calorie intake lower from the cold food as opposed to hot food? Body has to heat up the food, no?
>>7194187
Yeah I suppose that's correct but the energy lost by bringing the meal to your body temperature is negligible.
>>7194187
I eat mostly ice cubes during my diets because of this.
>>7194187
No, you get the same amount of calories regardless.
However, the energy cost to process those calories increases.
>does hot stuff have more energy in it than cold stuff?
I think you need to retake basic science, OP.
If you drink a cup of ice water it's like -5 calories or so. But water is dense with a high specific heat so something like a sandwich would be closer to zero.
>>7194271
Be careful of your capitals. A calorie is the heat needed to raise one liter of water by one degree Celsius. A Calorie (capital C) is 1000 calories and is also known as a kilocalorie.
Also, I did a calculation and 0.5 liters of ice water takes about 18 Calories to get to body temperature. Keep in mind water takes much more heat to warm up than other foods. Can provide calculation if needed.
So OP, if you're serious about weight loss drink ice water I guess.
