This is complete malarkey from a well known chain email. Cold anything does not solidify fats in the body (which is 98.6 deg F, by the way) for more than seconds, and only if the cold item is swallowed at the same time as the fat. The body is remarkable at melting ice in the esophagus by the time it hits the stomach. It's WARM in there. And NO, the sludge reacting with acid to be absorbed faster is just plain silly. Some folks will believe anything & spread nonsense without even looking it up. Sad, because empowerment requires arming yourself with KNOWLEDGE.
The heart attack symptoms are very good information, however, that indeed may save a life.
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This is complete malarkey from a well known chain email. Cold anything does not solidify fats in the body (which is 98.6 deg F, by the way) for more than seconds, and only if the cold item is swallowed at the same time as the fat. The body is remarkable at melting ice in the esophagus by the time it hits the stomach. It's WARM in there. And NO, the sludge reacting with acid to be absorbed faster is just plain silly. Some folks will believe anything & spread nonsense without even looking it up. Sad, because empowerment requires arming yourself with KNOWLEDGE.
The heart attack symptoms are very good information, however, that indeed may save a life.
July 24, 2009 - 3:51amThis Comment
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