As I was perusing the aisles of my local Barnes & Noble bookstore at lunch a new book caught my eye. It’s called The Hot Diet
I immediately started thinking about this and trying to guess what it might be… the author said it exists in almost all of our meals. Hmmmm….
Could it be Refined Sugar? This seems to be the villain in many diet plans and sugar, even small amounts, seems to be in almost everything we eat and drink. But the author dismissed this idea in the first chapter.
Could it be High Fructose Corn Syrup? This is certainly it. This fat inducing man made concoction has found its way into almost every processed product on the shelves. But AJ dismissed this idea in chapter two.
Could it be Salt? This has got to be it… Salt is in almost everything we eat, whether sweet, spicy, or salty. Pick up any box of sweetened cereal and you’ll find salt as one of the ingredients. Salt is a very popular additive but the author dismisses this as the poison in the first few pages.
Could it be Pepper? With a name like The Hot Diet, I was beginning to think it was a common spice like pepper. Certainly this type of spice was in most common foods and cayenne pepper was used for medicinal purposes. I was really certain this was it, until the whole class of spices was eliminated by an example in the book.
As I read further I was getting a little antsy. I had hoped to find the answer quickly, but the author kept the suspense going for three chapters when he finally revealed the secret. I had stood there reading for almost 15 minutes, unable to put the volume down.
When the item was finally revealed it all started to make sense. This substance was certainly in front of me multiple times a day. But the premise that this could be a reason that so many people find themselves overweight was hard to believe. The answer will certainly be controversial for some time to come.
As I put the volume down, I really started to think… could this be true?
Could this mysterious ingredient really be the culprit in our battle of the waistline?
As I left the store I headed for a nearby restaurant and had lunch.
As the waitress brought they tray of food, there it was staring me in the face.
It was right in front of me, something I had never considered before.
Could the “ice” in my drink really be all that bad?
Could this clear and solid form of water really be sabotaging my diet?
Could the cold that this induces really be slowing my digestion?
I had to go back and find out more…. Could this chemical engineer be on to something?
I stopped back and read on…
I still don’t know about this one…
What do you think?
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Interesting, I do know that if I have hot soup for lunch, it tides me over longer than a cold sandwich alone.
As a regular reader, I was amused to see this topic covered in your blog, as it’s the same thing I’ve been hearing over and over in the more than two years I’ve been living in Taiwan. The idea that cold things are bad for you is not some new scientific theory here, but has long been accepted as fact in Chinese medicine, and most people I know here in Taipei truly believe this. The belief is that cold things actually increase the body’s inner temperature, which is bad for the liver and the metabolism. I’ve had more than one doctor forbid me from drinking cold beverages, and most of the water I am offered by others in their homes or offices is either room temperature or warm. Actually, come to think of it, it’s much easier to buy unrefrigerated water and other beverages in Taiwanese 7-11s than it is at the ones back in the US. I have gotten used to drinking lukewarm beverages for the most part, and likewise eat a lot more hot foods than I ever did in the States. Salads and cold sandwiches have been almost completely eliminated, since warm dishes of noodles and rice are more widely available, even in the summer heat.
Despite getting used to a lower amount of “cold” in my diet, I have never bought into this belief about cold things that my friends, co-workers, and students so eagerly share. I’ve never heard of someone losing weight simply by cutting out cold drinks, and the possibility of that actually happening is quite low unless those cold drinks were all full-calorie sodas. If the diet offered in “The Hot Diet” actually works, it’s likely that, as with other diet books, it’s because the book also offers a sensible eating plan and recommends regular exercise. The one benefit I can see from the recommendation to cut ice from the diet is that many high-calorie beverages taste terrible (or even go bad) when not cold, while calorie-free water tastes fine at any temperature.
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Holly & Steve, thanks for the replies. As you read on in this book, the author promotes a healthy diet and exercise program. The main idea of the book is that ice and other cold foods should not be consumed with your regular meals. The cold will slow digestion and the process will lead to weight gain.
I think there is something to this, although not the earth shattering news the book makes it out to be. To me this is another simple strategy to add to a balanced eating and exercise program.
The book is a great read and is a wonderful coffee table book at a party or family gathering. It is very interesting to see what people guess the mysterious item to be. This makes a great conversation starter.
John