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The Bottom Line: Are hot drinks better at cooling you down?
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Folk wisdom says that having a hot drink can cool a person down, but doctors are divided on whether this works.
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SINGAPORE – On a sweltering day, do you reach for an iced drink or do you agree with folk wisdom, which holds that a hot drink is better at cooling you down?
Many Koreans believe that drinking hot ginseng chicken soup, or samgyetang, helps them endure the hottest days of summer. At kopitiams around Singapore, you might see patrons opt for hot drinks, instead of iced, in the heat of the afternoon.
