According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, digesting it is so energy-demanding on the body that eating snow can actually dehydrate a person. Yellow snow contaminated with pollutants can ...

One of the reasons why snow should be avoided as a food item involves its role as one of nature’s air filters. Here's why it can be dangerous to eat and some alternatives for kids.

Stick to pure white snow: Avoid gray, brown, muddy — and most importantly — yellow snow. Avoid ground-collected snow : Do not eat snow that is directly on the ground.

Dr. Yakubov also confirms that aside from environmental risks, "bacteria from dirt, and animal urine can also pose potential health risk." That means you should avoid any grey or yellow snow, or ...

You should also avoid yellow snow, for the exact reasons you're thinking about. (In the immortal words of the philosopher Frank Zappa, "Watch out where the huskies go/ And don't you eat that ...

It depends. If you are in a rural area with freshly fallen powder, it's likely safe to eat snow, Dr. Purdy says. To take it one step further, fresh, newly fallen snow, the furthest away from the ...

Dr. Dahlia Philips, medical director and infection disease physician at MetroPlusHealth in New York City, weighed in on whether or not an actual snow cone (or "chococinno" or whatever else you can ...

Is eating snow safe? Many fans of the actress commented that the only rule they learned growing up was to avoid yellow snow for obvious signs of contamination. More in Lifestyle.