Cold water after food: "it causes cancer and heart attacks".
As forwarded
"Cold water after meals solidifies the oil you ate and turns into cancer."
Recurring text forward. Specific Indian version with URL and reach: not available. Reach not available
Verdict
No health body lists cold water after food as a cause of cancer or heart attacks; heart attacks happen when blood flow to the heart is blocked, and the real danger is mistaking heart-attack pain for indigestion.
What the evidence says
A heart attack happens when the blood supply to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a clot in a coronary artery. Cold drinks are not among the causes or risk factors the NHS lists. [S1]
Heart-attack symptoms include chest pain that feels tight, heavy or squeezing and may spread to the arms, jaw, neck or back, with breathlessness, sweating or nausea; some people feel it as indigestion. [S1]
Food fat does not "solidify" in the stomach: digestion happens at body temperature, whatever the temperature of the drink. No systematic review or guideline links cold water after meals to cancer (not available).
How this verdict was reached
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The forward
Taken exactly as it circulates, not as a summary of it.
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The evidence
1 source from the four tiers, strongest first.
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The line
Nothing below tier 4 is counted; every source here is graded.
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The verdict
Unsupported Every evidence sentence above links to its source. Not reviewed by a doctor; a sourced guide, not medical advice.
What to do instead
Drink water at whatever temperature you like.
If chest pain feels tight or squeezing, spreads to the arm, jaw or neck, or comes with sweating or breathlessness, call 108 or 112 straight away. [S1]
Do not treat new chest pain after a meal as gas without getting checked.
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Sources
- S1
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