There's an old Chinese saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". The local people's eating habits, is the right choice for human beings to adapt to the natural environment. To put it bluntly, it's all about the people, the place, the food and the water.
Steak, bacon, cheese, butter, milk every day, and cream in the soup. ...... The Western diet, though not as fancy and flavorful as our Chinese counterparts, is more pragmatic. The amount of meat, protein and calories they consume is higher than the Chinese diet.
"Fish creates fire, meat creates phlegm," and from the perspective of Chinese medicine, this way of eating is going to be "on fire". Fire, then the yang; yang too much, then need to balance the yin water, and ice water, is a strong yin water, can quickly make the body to restore balance.
So when you ask a foreigner why he drinks ice water after a meal, he will only tell you: ice water is good, very cool! In fact, he ate more greasy, at the same time the body also need to "fire". Similarly, this is why many people eat fried food in McDonald's and KFC, and then have a glass of ice cola will feel more comfortable.
Explanation 2: Chinese health care said, drink hot water benefits
From ancient times, the Chinese people are accustomed to drinking hot water, not only tea, tea, soup must be boiled while hot, decoction of Chinese medicine is more open water, and even once upon a time when the Chinese winter drinking wine, it is also necessary to "warm wine".
"A cup of hot water in the morning, to the old no regrets!" Speaking of the benefits of drinking hot water, Chinese medicine theory will be endless: drinking hot water can warm the stomach, so that the stomach function is stronger, good for a variety of gastrointestinal diseases; drinking hot water, can dispel the body's cold, and promote blood circulation; drinking hot water, can help digestion, to help defecation, detoxification, and so on. Even many women with cold bodies, basically do not drink cold water, only drink hot water.
Many Chinese believe that the human body easily accepts warm or hot water that is close to the body temperature, and should not accept cold or even icy water with low temperature. That's too stimulating and not in keeping with the way of health. But westerners don't think so! They believe that drinking hot water lowers the constitution. If the habit of drinking hot water for a long time, the body can not withstand the water below their own body temperature, equivalent to the body's ability to withstand and respond to such as stress are reduced (can withstand a narrower range of temperatures), these are not conducive to the state of natural survival.