does green tea count as water intake?

whateverr120

does green tea or any tea in general count as daily water intake... what if I sweeten it with sugar?

brendalyne

I only count water as water.

sarahsmom1

I think it has to be decaf

calibri

You receive water from everything you drink, however I would not count it as a cup of water during the day.

SMarie10

I only count water as water.

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PegasusDeb

When I was doing Weight Watchers years ago they said anything that did NOT have caffeine. I think green tea does.

aippolito1

I say if it has any kind of nutritional value - especially sugar or sodium - then no.

whateverr120

Okay, I'll only count water as water. Thanks!

Sweet_Southern_Tea

No, Tea is not water PERIOD!! You should ONLY be counting water as water or you are really cheating yourself.

RedL1988

bump

nicolech1980

I so agree with you! Thats what I am doing too! i just want to keep the weight off. I am so sick of dieting and failing. I like to exercise but I want to be toned and lean looking! Good look to you!!!

oswaldbowser

Sorry but tea is counted as water intake.....their was a report many years ago by a bottled water company that only pure water adds to your daily water intake........they had to retract this statement as it was totally false and misleading for their benefit of course to boast sales............

jmathieson15

Green tea counts as water if it's decaf. Caffeine is considered a diuretic so your body will flush it out. Even though green tea has about 1/3 the amount of caffeine as coffee does you still should not cosider it as water. Even the "Dr. Bernstein" diet considers decaf coffee as water but only one time per day. Green tea on the other hand has so many good qualities in it you can consider it as water (again, only if it's decaf). I've also read however that too much green tea isn't good for you. 2-3 cups a day is a good amount.

Msvalsworld

I count mine as water if it has no sugar

petewilson69

I add green tea to 'snack' due to the fact it as 2 calories to it.

HMonsterX

Green tea counts as water if it's decaf. Caffeine is considered a diuretic so your body will flush it out. Even though green tea has about 1/3 the amount of caffeine as coffee does you still should not cosider it as water. Even the "Dr. Bernstein" diet considers decaf coffee as water but only one time per day. Green tea on the other hand has so many good qualities in it you can consider it as water (again, only if it's decaf). I've also read however that too much green tea isn't good for you. 2-3 cups a day is a good amount.

If you must bump something from 4 months ago, at least bump it with some new information....or at least something that is accurate!

As for tea/coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.

di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.


http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

Yvelily

I just want to say that the idea that people need 8 glasses of water a day has been completely fabricated. In the 60's, a scientist was being interviewed on the subject of water in the diet and said in a normal day, we consume the equivalent of 8 - 8 ounce glasses of water a day. This included all the water that is already in the food we eat. Cheese, rice, potatoes, meat, fruit, veges, whatever - all those foods contain water. What he said was picked up by the media and turned into this goofy mantra that we need 8 glasses of water a day. Just drink when you are thirsty and you will be fine. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day

crissygurl16

When your thirsty that means your body is already dehydrated, you should really drink water prior to this, so you don't become dehydrated...

shalomabeth

i drink my water with lemon and count that as water but green tea is different i suppose

Saffronamberseda

When you look at the nutrition of green tea, It's basically water with vitamins added to it thus I always count green tea as my water in take, but I personally never drink caffeinated tea :P

I can honestly say I've never heard people put sugar in green tea - that is utterly disgusting. If you add sugar, it will not be water intake.

Green tea takes a while to get use to the taste but after your 7th cup of raw leaves, you're hooked to its bitter taste:)

05suu

I count anything without caffeine as my daily intake....
If you add sugar to it, just count the calories in that...
(and by the way, I use Stevia in mine!!!!)