Water Intake Question

sherryk5133
sherryk5133 Posts: 106
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I know you can't count regular tea & coffee in your daily water intake but what if it is decaffeinated tea or coffee, can they be counted? Thanks for the help!! :drinker:

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  • HugznKiki
    HugznKiki Posts: 170 Member
    I count tea...I just dont add sugar
  • sherryk5133
    sherryk5133 Posts: 106
    @HugznKiki...Is it decaffeinated tea you count? Because I have heard not to count caffeinated tea or coffee because they are counted as diuretics...
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    Many people think that you can't count drinks with caffeine, but you can. The diuretic effect dos not cancel out the hydration.
    Pretty much anything that has water in it can be counted as water.
  • sherryk5133
    sherryk5133 Posts: 106
    @hereami-Oh okay, I have just heard so many different views on this subject...
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    Yes, if you do a search you will find a lot of threads about this. Some people feel better when they drink just plain water and it may help them keep on track with their calories especially if they are substituting water for a high calorie drink like juice or pop. For me, I like coffee and it satisfies my taste buds with minimal calories. There are many days when the only liquid I drink is coffee or diet pop and I'm not dehydrated.
    Overall, most doctors would say if your pee is light yellow or clear, you are not dehydrated.
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    The UK National Health Service says:
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    http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/water-drinks.aspx

    Research measuring water loss has shown that we should drink about 1.2 litres of fluid every day to stop us getting dehydrated. This works out to be about six 200ml or eight 150ml glasses, cups or mugs.

    The total amount of water we lose each day and need to replace is in fact greater than this – about 2.5 litres – but we get 1 litre of the fluid we need from food and the body recovers 0.3 litres from chemical reactions in our cells. The rest needs to be taken from drinks. All non-alcoholic drinks count, but water, milk and fruit juices are the healthiest.
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    I'm just another user like you. Hope that helps.
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