Drinking a glass of ice water than a glass of water at room temperature only burns about eight calories. The ideas that drinking cold water must burn more calories developed from the belief that our bodies expend energy to warm up. It is true that your body will work to raise its temperature to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, but it will only expend about eight calories to do this. Eight calories is the equivalent of a small pickle. Men should drink about 15 cups of water daily and women should drink about 11 cups. This includes water from all beverages.
