Hot weather: how to stay hydrated?

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What actions should be taken to fight against the heat? Back to advice on ice water, milk and coffee.

Is it recommended to drink ice water when it is very hot? “No absolutely not, ice water does not allow good hydration. When it is very cold, the messages that are sent to the brain are erroneous. We feel refreshed so we drink less, whereas the objective is to drink more. When the water is ice cold, it leads to vasoconstriction in the digestive tract, that is to say that we do not absorb the water or the minerals”, says journalist Christelle Ballestrero. So drink water at room temperature.

And is drinking milk a good idea? “Excellent idea, we don’t think about it, but milk is 90% water, it’s protein, a little sugar, glucose. So we can drink milk”, specifies Christelle Ballestrero. And the coffee? “It’s a very bad idea. When we drink coffee, it’s a diuretic drink. It will promote the work of the kidneys. It prevents water from remaining in our body. We drink coffee, but we eliminate“, explains the journalist.

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