Q: Does one’s blood pressure go down after eating a large amount of cold ice cream or ice desserts?
A: Studies have shown drinking ice water can produce some changes on an EKG tracing of the heart. I do not know how this correlates with eating cold desserts. In response to cold temperatures, heart rate and blood pressure increase to keep the body warm. Based on this, my guess would be
that if large enough amounts of a frozen concoction are consumed quickly enough, blood pressure would increase. However, I would think this might be painful to accomplish. Most people savor ice cream and cold desserts so they are warmed by the mouth prior to swallowing.
Further Reading:
High Blood Pressure Climbs in Winter – WebMD.com
“Most people savor ice cream and cold desserts so they are warmed by the mouth prior to swallowing.”
Yep, I am sure they go down the throat at exactly 98.6! Nobody ever gets those unheard of brain freezes!! LOL
I guess this one is a happy new year joke?!?!
So what exactly causes the “brain freeze”? I have known a few people who do not “savor” ice cream or cold desserts and they definitely don’t leave it in their mouth long enough to warm it! LOL