Tag: Dry heat

According to a 2012 study, cyclists who drank hot water in a dry environment stored less body heat than those who drank cold water. This surprising research helps explain why people drink hot tea when it's hot outside, leveraging the body's natural cooling mechanisms for long-term relief.

It may seem completely counterintuitive, but a study published in *Acta Physiologica* found that consuming hot drinks can trigger a more effective cooling response in the body than cold beverages, especially in dry heat conditions. This surprising effect is all about triggering your body's natural thermoregulation to make you sweat more, and it's why certain hot drinks cool you down.

According to a 2013 study in PLOS ONE, cooking meat to a moderate temperature like 75°C (167°F) can result in faster protein digestion rates compared to both lower and higher temperatures. This illustrates that moderate heat, particularly moist heat, improves the digestibility of protein by unraveling its structure without degrading key amino acids.