Does drinking ice water burn calories?

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Does drinking ice water burn calories?

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When you drink cold water, your body exerts an effort to warm up the liquid and, in doing so, burns calories. So does that make drinking ice water an effective weight loss strategy? Find out in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Does drinking ice water burn calories?

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