water intake?

JeffHackney
JeffHackney Posts: 81 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was just wondering if you count Propel flavored water or those vitamin water flavored powder packs you put in a bottle of water in with your daily water intake. I havent been because of all the artifical ingredients and artifical sweetners they have in them. They do not turn your water colors like Kool-Aid but they sure are sweet like it.

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  • Cellothere00
    Cellothere00 Posts: 4
    They do count as H2O intake. However, sucralose and other artificial sweeteners actually "trick" our brains and cause us to crave those sugary sweets that we are trying to stay away from according to some of the studies that I've read. Also, some of those ingredients are pretty nasty as well and have been shown to be carcinogenic. I also read a study that says that you shorten your life every time that you drink a product with artificial sweetener! I'm sure that you know this already, but I wanted to share. Good luck!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821181-myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    Yes it counts. No it will not quench thirst/hunger like water.

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