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Does drinking tap vs cold water increase your metabolism?

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Minimal: Theoretically, cold liquids will cause your body to generate heat to counteract the cold. But this effect is so minimal that you would not make any difference.

Dr Satulovsky agreed

Answered 9/16/2013

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