Humans are separated from animals for a number of reasons. Music, art, consciousness, language and sport are all examples of the way that human civilisation differs from that of animals. However, humans are also separated from animals by the fact that they cook their food and find pleasure in the consumption of hot drinks. Moreso, humans find comfort in the consumption of such food and it can therefore be said that the act of heating food can alter the mental state of the individual. Cold tea is drunk throughout the world, but warm tea is known to possess attributes not extended to cold tea. Hot tea is comforting and has an important psychological effect on the consumer. It is unclear how or why hot food and hot drinks can have such effects, and it might be that such investigations would need to investigate their effects on consciousness itself. Whatever the mechanism, consumption of hot food is undoubtedly necessary for human well being, as it is clear that limiting hot food and drinks can have severe ramifications on the human psyche.
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