Have you ever noticed that as soon as you finish an ice cream cone, you're parched? All that sugar is making your head spin, and the back of your mouth gets dry. Ice cream is supposed to be refreshing, especially when it's hot out, so feeling dehydrated immediately after eating it is a little bit confounding, to say the least. Even the industry's in on it. What's located right behind your local scoop shop's counter where all the flavors are on display? A cooler full of water bottles. So what's going on here—is there truly a some form of chemical reaction at play? Read more... |