Now this may be another one of my “retarded” posts, but I have been curious about this for quite some time.
We all know that smoke is bad for the body, (and I'm talking about ANY smoke.) But what about steam? Say you are eating a bowl of hot clam chowder, what's happening in the respiratory system? What's going on with the heart? It would seem that steam could be just as dangerous. I know that smoke and steam are completely different but if you can burn your hand with steam, couldnj't you be burning your lungs?
If you have food in front of you with steam coming off of it hot enough to burn your skin, you probably would have a hard time putting it in your mouth to begin with, let alone swallow.
[quote]Sharp4850 wrote:
If you have food in front of you with steam coming off of it hot enough to burn your skin, you probably would have a hard time putting it in your mouth to begin with, let alone swallow. [/quote]
Good point. I this is what I needed to hear. Hmmmm, a litlle off topic but I wonder which burns more CALORIES, hot foods & drinks or cold ones
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
Sharp4850 wrote:
If you have food in front of you with steam coming off of it hot enough to burn your skin, you probably would have a hard time putting it in your mouth to begin with, let alone swallow.
Good point. I this is what I needed to hear. Hmmmm, a litlle off topic but I wonder which burns more CALORIES, hot foods & drinks or cold ones[/quote]
Most likely cold foods, especially ice-containing foods like icecream, slushies and ice water. Your body has to use its own heat (energy) to heat the food or liquid up to body temperature.
[quote]guitarlifter wrote:
Stength4life wrote:
Sharp4850 wrote:
If you have food in front of you with steam coming off of it hot enough to burn your skin, you probably would have a hard time putting it in your mouth to begin with, let alone swallow.
Good point. I this is what I needed to hear. Hmmmm, a litlle off topic but I wonder which burns more CALORIES, hot foods & drinks or cold ones
Most likely cold foods, especially ice-containing foods like icecream, slushies and ice water. Your body has to use its own heat (energy) to heat the food or liquid up to body temperature.[/quote]
x2, especially the ice cream… because your body has to work extra hard to breakdown the awesomeness.
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
Sharp4850 wrote:
If you have food in front of you with steam coming off of it hot enough to burn your skin, you probably would have a hard time putting it in your mouth to begin with, let alone swallow.
Good point. I this is what I needed to hear. Hmmmm, a litlle off topic but I wonder which burns more CALORIES, hot foods & drinks or cold ones[/quote]
Cold ones, kinetic energy flows from areas of high to low. Cold foods will absorb heat from surrounding tissues in your body, which your body will have to replace… but I doubt eating cold foods all day will create any sort of large caloric deficit.
[quote]elusive wrote:
guitarlifter wrote:
Stength4life wrote:
Sharp4850 wrote:
If you have food in front of you with steam coming off of it hot enough to burn your skin, you probably would have a hard time putting it in your mouth to begin with, let alone swallow.
Good point. I this is what I needed to hear. Hmmmm, a litlle off topic but I wonder which burns more CALORIES, hot foods & drinks or cold ones
Most likely cold foods, especially ice-containing foods like icecream, slushies and ice water. Your body has to use its own heat (energy) to heat the food or liquid up to body temperature.
x2, especially the ice cream… because your body has to work extra hard to breakdown the awesomeness.[/quote]
When I was a child I suffered from pretty severe asthma. I used to sit in steam baths to open up my lungs. Worked very well. I also noticed eating very hot foods would open me up from the inside because of the steam. Very odd but very helpful.