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Questions tagged [drink]
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Is drinking hot water more beneficial during hot weather?
I heard from various sources since I was growing up that during hot weather one should drink warm or hot drinks and during cold weather one should rather drink cold drinks, but a quick google found no satisfying expert(ish) answer.
Edit:
To clarify,…
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Is Red Bull carcinogenic and does it pose a health risk?
I've seen hundreds of reports, from various sources online claiming that Red Bull contains a substance that causes cancer and that so far it may have killed three people. However I believe in most cases this has been due to exceeding the recommended…
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New Coke was a conspiracy to boost sales of Classic Coke
It is claimed that New Coke was a conspiracy to boost sales of Classic Coke.
The company intentionally changed the formula, hoping consumers would be upset with the company, and demand the original formula to return, which in turn would cause…
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Do heavier people need to drink more water?
A 2013 article by Yuri Elkaim, a holistic nutritionist, in the health section of U.S. News & World Report says:
if you weigh 200 pounds [90 kg], you would need 100 ounces [3 l] of water per day if you're not doing anything strenuous. If you're…
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Is water with extra oxygen tastier, healthier, or otherwise desirable for humans?
In Japan, it is apparently common to add oxygen to bottled water.
But this isn't standard H20. It's a new mix containing 12 to 15 times as much oxygen as regular water.
(...)
"It's totally different. It's delicious!" says Ms. Nagisa, a…
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Is water that can be set on fire safe to drink?
In this newly release video by RT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1A3x7AyIVo
A man sets water on fire that is pouring from his well, the narrator reads:
The local government of Texas, tells Steve Lipsky that the water from his well, water that he…
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Does drinking hot beverages on a hot day make a person feel cooler?
Possible Duplicate:
Is drinking hot water more beneficial during hot weather?
Over the years I've heard from various people that drinking hot beverages on a hot day will make you feel cooler. For instance, in this clip from the TV series Cheers…
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Does drinking alkaline water help you recover from a hangover?
Related to another question of mine on "electrolyzed reduced water". There are a number of companies that sell commercial products claiming to produce such water. I'm guessing it's not by adding "platinum nanoparticles" though (as my previous…
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Is drinking collected rain water proven to be beneficial for your health?
Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity.
After reading the article Drinking Rain Water, I was wondering about its…
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Does freshly-boiled water contain more oxygen?
I was (probably foolishly) reading the side of a box of herbal tea-bags, and noticed that they recommended always using freshly boiled water, because "Freshly boiled water contains more oxygen."
As I understand it, boiling water knocks a fair amount…
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Does drinking water (or Sports Drink) improve performance during sports activities?
I have been looking for some concrete study about the performance changes during sports when drinking water or a sports drink while doing the sport. Not after, not before. While, or during, if you prefer the wording.
I have found some studies that…
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Does atmospheric water contain minerals?
Scalene Aquaria sell a machine that collects from moisture from the air.
They describe a nine-stage process - most of it looks like hogwash, but this one made me more curious:
The Eighth stage is essential and trace minerals balancing. Balanced…
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