Tea = Water?

ShapeUpSidney

Everything I've read about sodas puts their pH at 5. You're the only person I've seen try and claim such a low pH, source please? And water can have a pH ranging from 5-8. Quality standards have nothing to do with it, just like some water is naturally harder from a mineral standpoint, some water is naturally more acidic.

Actually, pH is a quality standard, and many water treatment facilities will buffer the water to improve it's pH. So yea...it does have to do with quality.

My minor was in environmental engineering, and I learned way more than I ever wanted to know about water treatment

tigersword

That's simply not true. Water hydrates you, no matter what temperature it is. Adding things to water doesn't make the water dehydrate you, if anything, it makes your body burn a few extra calories to separate the water from the other things while digesting.

tigersword

Food hydrates you. Food has water in it. Your entire argument makes no sense. If adding something to water makes it suddenly not hydrate you, then the food you eat wouldn't be able to hydrate you either. It's baseless nonsense, a scaremongering tactic.

Besides, ShapeUpSidney disagreed with you about it not hydrating.

Shock_Wave

That's simply not true. Water hydrates you, no matter what temperature it is. Adding things to water doesn't make the water dehydrate you, if anything, it makes your body burn a few extra calories to separate the water from the other things while digesting.

Even when alcohol is added?

ItsCasey

Let's just make this simple: if you pee a lot and your pee is clear, you're good to go on the hydration front, and you can stop agonizing over whether tea counts as water.

Jeff92se

If you add salt to water, the freezing point will change. But they don't combine to create a different chemcial. The salt just dissoves into the water as a solution of water and salt.

loved1

I add tea to my water count. I drink a lot of plain green tea throughout the day.

tigersword

That's simply not true. Water hydrates you, no matter what temperature it is. Adding things to water doesn't make the water dehydrate you, if anything, it makes your body burn a few extra calories to separate the water from the other things while digesting.

Even when alcohol is added?

Yes, beer is 90% water, and still hydrates you.

Shock_Wave

I would like to put my Gatorade under water but it has alot of sugar and salts and extra cals. If I constantly drank that every day opposed to water I would think this would be over doing it.

neanderthin

There's also hard water.........does that count.

tigersword

I would like to put my Gatorade under water but it has alot of sugar and salts and extra cals. If I constantly drank that every day opposed to water I would think this would be over doing it.

As long as the calories fit into your day, there's nothing wrong with it. It still hydrates you, and the electrolytes aren't bad for you.

killagb

I would like to put my Gatorade under water but it has alot of sugar and salts and extra cals. If I constantly drank that every day opposed to water I would think this would be over doing it.

Depends on your goals, doesn't it? If you don't have calories to spare....then drinking calorie-laden drinks won't help you out with weight loss, but guess what? It still hydrates you the same. You're diverting off topic.

kennethmgreen

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

CaptainGordo

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

Jeff92se

I would like to put my Gatorade under water but it has alot of sugar and salts and extra cals. If I constantly drank that every day opposed to water I would think this would be over doing it.

You do know you're drinking water + sugar + potassium + whatever right vs drinking just water?

Shock_Wave

So when you add certain stuff to water it changes its chemical value but does not change the hydration value....? Checking out links now.

Shock_Wave

I would like to put my Gatorade under water but it has alot of sugar and salts and extra cals. If I constantly drank that every day opposed to water I would think this would be over doing it.

As long as the calories fit into your day, there's nothing wrong with it. It still hydrates you, and the electrolytes aren't bad for you.

cool thx^

Kirsty_UK

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

dont you know a litre is a litre is a litre?

CaptainGordo

Settled!

CaptainGordo

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

dont you know a litre is a litre is a litre?

It's an old MFP forum joke. Don't mind us.

Jeff92se

So when you add certain stuff to water it changes its chemical value but does not change the hydration value....? Checking out links now.

Not really. Just means you are drinking more than just water.

Kirsty_UK

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

dont you know a litre is a litre is a litre?

It's an old MFP forum joke. Don't mind us.

o'rly? I'd not noticed :laugh:

Shock_Wave

Settled!

lol^

CaptainGordo

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

dont you know a litre is a litre is a litre?

It's an old MFP forum joke. Don't mind us.

o'rly? I'd not noticed :laugh:

Rather than the old chicken/egg question, it's "What weighs more -- 5 lbs of fat or 5 lbs of muscle?".

Shock_Wave

So when you add certain stuff to water it changes its chemical value but does not change the hydration value....? Checking out links now.

Not really. Just means you are drinking more than just water.

^ cheeers

killagb

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

dont you know a litre is a litre is a litre?

It's an old MFP forum joke. Don't mind us.

o'rly? I'd not noticed :laugh:

Rather than the old chicken/egg question, it's "What weighs more -- 5 lbs of fat or 5 lbs of muscle?".

Stop it! You're going to summon the Kraken.

Kirsty_UK

There's also hard water.........does that count.

Then you've got your muscle water and your fat water. They hydrate differently.

But which weighs more?

dont you know a litre is a litre is a litre?

It's an old MFP forum joke. Don't mind us.

o'rly? I'd not noticed :laugh:

Rather than the old chicken/egg question, it's "What weighs more -- 5 lbs of fat or 5 lbs of muscle?".

Stop it! You're going to summon the Kraken.

I got it, you clearly missed my sarcasm! I may not post much on the forums, but it hardly takes 5 minutes to see the stupid fat/muscle weight debates a million times

CaptainGordo

Rather than the old chicken/egg question, it's "What weighs more -- 5 lbs of fat or 5 lbs of muscle?".

Stop it! You're going to summon the Kraken.

Kraken or Klingon?

SergeantSunshine_reused

killagb

Rather than the old chicken/egg question, it's "What weighs more -- 5 lbs of fat or 5 lbs of muscle?".

Stop it! You're going to summon the Kraken.

Kraken or Klingon?

:laugh: