Tea vs. water

arodeomom
arodeomom Posts: 1
in Food and Nutrition
Does tea count toward the daily water we need?

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    There is no set amount of water that we need and all liquids are used by the body in the same way. You get water out of fruit (an apple is 85% water) and veggies, having soup, drinking tea, juice, etc.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    As far as your body getting the moisture it needs for hydration, the answer is yes. If you are asking whether you should log it as water in MFP that seems to be a personal preference. I don't log water in MFP but if I did I would certainly log tea.
  • elizak87
    elizak87 Posts: 249 Member
    No. Tea has caffine and will not only dehydrate you but reduce levels of things such as iron. You should have at least one glass of wjter for each cup of tea
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    No. Tea has caffine and will not only dehydrate you but reduce levels of things such as iron. You should have at least one glass of wjter for each cup of tea

    I don't mean to be rude, but this ^^ is utter nonsense. But you don't have to believe me, just do a search on any reputable medical site and you'll find that tea is full of healthy antioxidants and will hydrate you just as well as plain water.
  • htimpaired
    htimpaired Posts: 1,404 Member
    I consider my tea as water, because I drink decaf or herbal. I have heard that for caffienated beverages you need to drink extra water because they dehydrate, but I doubt it's as clear cut as "drink an extra 8 oz of h2o for each cup you drink" or something like that.

    Do whatever you feel is helpful to you.
  • Amazon_Who
    Amazon_Who Posts: 1,092 Member
    No. Tea has caffine and will not only dehydrate you but reduce levels of things such as iron. You should have at least one glass of wjter for each cup of tea

    I don't mean to be rude, but this ^^ is utter nonsense. But you don't have to believe me, just do a search on any reputable medical site and you'll find that tea is full of healthy antioxidants and will hydrate you just as well as plain water.
    I agree. If you are really concerned about the tea binding iron just add plenty of lemon to mealtime tea.
    Sciencey backup: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11029010

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