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The Lie Piebrary is a collection of factually inaccurate viral emails that are currently in circulation. Rest assured, if you find it in the Lie Piebrary, it is demonstrably false. But don't take our word for it--check it yourself!
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Lie Pie Title: Drinking cold water leads to CANCER! Editor's Note: I found this nugget in the middle of a viral email so chock-full of lies it required several expeditions to mine it and sluice out all the inaccuracies. While I enjoyed the (mis)information on the correct way to eat fruit, the largely inaccurate list of heart attack symptoms, and the wrongheaded advice about cough CPR, the warning about drinking cold water after meals really tickled my fancy. I defy you to find more B.S. in 113 words anywhere else. How long do you suppose it takes for an ingested cold beverage to reach stomach temperature? Well, a researcher named Xiaocai Shi kindly answered that question for us back in 2000 in an article titled, "Gastric emptying of cold beverages: effect of transportable carbohydrates." (Hint: less time than it takes to make a cup of hot tea.) --Granny, 2/16/2009 WATCH YOUR STEP: STEAMING VIRAL EMAIL B.S. STARTS HERE Alert - Drinking Cold water after meal not advised! For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup, HOT TEA or warm water after a meal.
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