another water question

HealthyBodySickMind

Does black tea count toward water consumption? The Lipton advertisement said it did because it's mostly water and doesn't have enough caffeine in it to act as a diuretic (like coffee, which is also mostly water, but is a diuretic and will dry you out more than hydrate). Which makes sense, but I'm not one to trust every ad I see. In fact, I'm more skeptical of it just because it was in the Lipton ad.

bjberry

Good question! I have been counting my green tea bag and water as water, but now you have me wondering.
Good luck with the answer! :drinker: (lots of water)

LuLuRunner1

bump...for later.

Would it depend on how much water you use per cup/teabag?

HealthyBodySickMind

bump...for later.

Would it depend on how much water you use per cup/teabag?

According to my nerdy pyrex 400mL beaker mug (looks like a 400mL beaker with a handle attached and no pour spout) I put in 325 mL of hot water. That’s 1.37 cups. I've been counting it as 1 cup of water.

navygunner

Black Tea is very high in caffeine. I use it when I am really tired at work. Black tea is fermented and dried out tea leaves. Teas though have beneficial effects. I just drink a lot of additional water throughout the day.

I do not like green or white teas. I much prefer a cup of strong black tea which is really as beneficial as green teas. Here is the news, they come from the same leaves. One if fermented, one is not.

Drink your tea and enjoy it!

jeannec3631

i understand that with every caffeinated drink you have, you need 2 MORE glasses of water to undo what you just drank...ugh 8 glasses of water is hard enough without added 2 more for a diet coke.

HealthyBodySickMind

see, i think that's a bit of a generalization. it seems like the concentration of caffeine should matter. there is way more caffeine in your typical 8 oz cup of coffee than in a typical 8 oz cup of tea (black, green, or white).

coloradocuppiecake

The way Ive heard it is that water is water, adding things to it other than a lemon or lime doesnt really count.
The lighter and more pure your water is, the more beneficial.