Roger Clemens, DrPH (doctor of public health) in nutrition and biological chemistry, and associate director of regulatory science at the USC School of Pharmacy, walked us through the math. For the sake of simplicity, he didn’t take thermodynamics into account, which would change the numbers very slightly. You have an 8-ounce glass of ice-cold water in front of you. That’s about 240 grams of water. When you drink the ice water, which is roughly 4 degrees Celsius, your body will expend calories... read more
