Help! Does this count as water?
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Whatever you drink gets mixed in with whatever you eat. The body doesn't really separate out the water from other stuff and count only the "pure" water.
After being mixed with food in the stomach, the water/food slurry goes into the intestines, where it passes through the intestinal lining. How much passes through, and when, depends on precisely what part of the intestine you're talking about, and what substances are dissolved in it. Gatorade was specifically formulated to try to bring the water through more quickly by providing a particular balance of sugars and salts.
But a different composition will still get through, and Crystal Light is no exception. Crystal Light contains sucralose, which passes through the gut lining along with the water, in roughly the same way sugar does. The difference is that when it hits the liver it can't be broken down to form energy. But the water still passes into the bloodstream, where it does all of the great things that water does in the body (absorb waste products, hydrate cells, provide a medium for chemical reactions, carry nutrients, etc.)
All of which is a long way of saying, it doesn't matter what you dump into the water. Water's water, whether it's pure, chicken soup, coffee, or crystal light.0 -
water is water0
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I'm so confused. Why would you log SODA as water?
whats the first ingredient?
And what are all the other ingredients?
things added to water to make it taste better
Just because something tastes "better" doesn't mean that it's good for you. I'm sure most of us can agree.0 -
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
That is simply not true. One cup of coffee is not going to leech that much water from your body. Read the link I posted earlier.0 -
well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.0 -
well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
This isn't true. For the 3rd time in this thread... http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp0 -
Hello. I cleaned up the thread, Please NO name calling. Now kiss and make up0
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well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
You'll be dead by morning. :sad:0 -
well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.0 -
Whatever you drink gets mixed in with whatever you eat. The body doesn't really separate out the water from other stuff and count only the "pure" water.
After being mixed with food in the stomach, the water/food slurry goes into the intestines, where it passes through the intestinal lining. How much passes through, and when, depends on precisely what part of the intestine you're talking about, and what substances are dissolved in it. Gatorade was specifically formulated to try to bring the water through more quickly by providing a particular balance of sugars and salts.
But a different composition will still get through, and Crystal Light is no exception. Crystal Light contains sucralose, which passes through the gut lining along with the water, in roughly the same way sugar does. The difference is that when it hits the liver it can't be broken down to form energy. But the water still passes into the bloodstream, where it does all of the great things that water does in the body (absorb waste products, hydrate cells, provide a medium for chemical reactions, carry nutrients, etc.)
All of which is a long way of saying, it doesn't matter what you dump into the water. Water's water, whether it's pure, chicken soup, coffee, or crystal light.
first post .... FTW!0 -
Just because something tastes "better" doesn't mean that it's good for you. I'm sure most of us can agree.0
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well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
You'll be dead by morning. :sad:0 -
Well, you guys have fun with being in denial over how bad some drinks can be for you VS only pure water.0
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well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
Well, I must be the exception to the rule then, because I become notably and obviously dehyrated from drinking coffee (and drink it rather regularly), and it takes days of heavy water drinking to normalize my hydration levels.0 -
Well, you guys have fun with being in denial over how bad some drinks can be for you VS only pure water.
mmmkay.0 -
Well, you guys have fun with being in denial over how bad some drinks can be for you VS only pure water.
No one is in denial. Please read this: http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp0 -
well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
Well, I must the the excetion to the rule then, because I become extremely and obviously dehyrated from drinking coffee (and drink it rather regularly), and it takes days of heavy water drinking to normalize my hydration levels.
I have never heard of this before.0 -
Well, you guys have fun with being in denial over how bad some drinks can be for you VS only pure water.
It's not denial; it's basic anatomy and physiology0 -
well I have a couple cups of coffee in the morning at work, so you just convinced me to log that as water - thanks for that. :-D
I assume you're joking? That will get you into trouble. For each cup of coffee you drink, you should drink about three cups of water to make up for the dehydration caused from one cup of coffee. The whole point of tracking your water intake is to make sure you're staying hydrated enough.
Well, I must the the exception to the rule then, because I become extremely and obviously dehyrated from drinking coffee (and drink it rather regularly), and it takes days of heavy water drinking to normalize my hydration levels.
you may want to see a doctor if your body is that thrown off from drinking coffee. or stop drinking coffee.0 -
Well by that logic, anything that has water in it counts (jello?) ... seems a little misleading. That said, I too have read the whole water issue has been inflated by the bottled water industry so I'd not agonize over it.0
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