Is tea the same as water?

sunman00
sunman00 Posts: 872 Member
in Food and Nutrition
hi folks, does anyone know whether I can add to my cups of water if I drink a cup of tea? thanks.
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  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    Similar, though the caffiene is a diuretic.
  • EmmaJean7
    EmmaJean7 Posts: 163 Member
    Not if your tea is caffinated. It will actually slightly dehydrate your body. They say if you drink caffinated tea/coffee, to drink the same amount in water to keep your body hydrated.
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,903 Member
    Just how much caffeine does it take for tea to dehydrate someone?

    Yes, you might as well count your tea as water.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    Not if your tea is caffinated. It will actually slightly dehydrate your body. They say if you drink caffinated tea/coffee, to drink the same amount in water to keep your body hydrated.
    No. Current research shows the dehydration from tea and coffee for regular drinkers is minimal.
    Go ahead and count your tea as water.
  • sueb6109
    sueb6109 Posts: 2 Member
    I've heard the same that you can't count it and need to replace with water.
    I'm a caffeine junkie and it's difficult.:tongue:
  • benflando
    benflando Posts: 193
    It doesn't dehydrate you. It's just part of caffeine.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,272 Member
    I've heard the same that you can't count it and need to replace with water.
    I'm a caffeine junkie and it's difficult.:tongue:
    Tea and coffee hydrate you. Stop stressing:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450118
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    Yes. to make tea you have

    1. teabag
    2. some water

    If you ate the teabag and drank the water you'd log the water as ...water, right?

    by putting the teabag in the water you aren't magically making into a substance known as "not-water"
  • Joeb6l2
    Joeb6l2 Posts: 2 Member
    I personally hate plain water and have to believe there us no way for me to logistically drink water equal to what I drink in diet coke (8 plus cans daily) so drink water with crystal light or I love the energy caffeinated MIO's.

    Glad to read that I can still count my crystal / MIO's as water.

    Thanks!!
  • cjlorigan
    cjlorigan Posts: 209 Member
    Yes. to make tea you have

    1. teabag
    2. some water

    If you ate the teabag and drank the water you'd log the water as ...water, right?

    by putting the teabag in the water you aren't magically making into a substance known as "not-water"

    LMAO
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    Not if your tea is caffinated. It will actually slightly dehydrate your body. They say if you drink caffinated tea/coffee, to drink the same amount in water to keep your body hydrated.
    No. Current research shows the dehydration from tea and coffee for regular drinkers is minimal.
    Go ahead and count your tea as water.

    This. Very high consumption can dehydrate, but the average person drinking a couple of cups a day isn't going to be affected.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Yes. to make tea you have

    1. teabag
    2. some water

    If you ate the teabag and drank the water you'd log the water as ...water, right?

    by putting the teabag in the water you aren't magically making into a substance known as "not-water"

    LMAO

    I thought the same thing. Then i started thinking all sorts of weird things to try this with like steak, cheesecake, and donuts.

    :laugh:

    Its all water!
  • tj1376
    tj1376 Posts: 1,402 Member
    I saw a nutritionist last month and she said that nothing caffeinated counts toward the 64oz per day. Non Caffeinated teas and coffees will. So will powerade and water with mio and crystal light in them.
  • JenniferDLP
    JenniferDLP Posts: 56 Member
    Yes. to make tea you have

    1. teabag
    2. some water

    If you ate the teabag and drank the water you'd log the water as ...water, right?

    by putting the teabag in the water you aren't magically making into a substance known as "not-water"

    lol love it.
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    yay!
  • udallmom101
    udallmom101 Posts: 564 Member
    I always drink decaffeinated tea, and unless I add Truvia to it I count it as my water.
  • vander7679
    vander7679 Posts: 109 Member
    I saw a nutritionist last month and she said that nothing caffeinated counts toward the 64oz per day. Non Caffeinated teas and coffees will. So will powerade and water with mio and crystal light in them.

    My nutritionist said that Crystal Light and tea can be counted towards my water consumption.
  • djshari
    djshari Posts: 513 Member
    Yes. to make tea you have

    1. teabag
    2. some water

    If you ate the teabag and drank the water you'd log the water as ...water, right?

    by putting the teabag in the water you aren't magically making into a substance known as "not-water"
    This!
    I drink quite a bit of iced tea and if it was dehydrating as everyone here says it is I would be nothing but dust right now or peeing every 5 seconds. According to my Lipton box there is only 15mg of caffeine per 8 ozs (probably less for me because I have started using 1 teabag for 16+ ounces).
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Just an FYI.....if carbonated water is not the same as flat water, then why would you possibly think tea is the same as water?

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/114475-carbonated-water-vs.-flat-water/

    For weight loss goals and caloric intake and other antioxidants, tea is GREAT. But for making sure your kidneys can do their job and function well nothing beats pure ph balanced flat H20
  • Smuterella
    Smuterella Posts: 1,623 Member
    You are quoting livestrong.....really?
  • Fatandfifty3
    Fatandfifty3 Posts: 419 Member
    :laugh:
    Yes. to make tea you have

    1. teabag
    2. some water

    If you ate the teabag and drank the water you'd log the water as ...water, right?

    by putting the teabag in the water you aren't magically making into a substance known as "not-water"
  • chimp517
    chimp517 Posts: 185 Member
    It doesn't dehydrate you. It's just part of caffeine.

    agreed, if this myth were true I would have died of dehydration already.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    You are quoting livestrong.....really?

    Yup. I guess cause 1 guy lies their entire organization is discredited? Seems fair and logical.

    Its physical science 101. When you change the physical properties of something, it no longer is that thing. Chemically, Tea is not water no matter how you twist it.

    http://msl1.mit.edu/ESD10/kidneys/HndbkHTML/ch1.htm

    There, I quoted MIT. Is that good enough for you?
  • bearkisses
    bearkisses Posts: 1,252 Member
    if you are putting anything in it, like sugar, milk, honey, etc. i wouldn't count it

    and i thought the comment about eating the tea bag and drinking the water was ludicrous, not trying to be mean, but the picture of the bra threw me off as well i guess.

    if you drank kool-aid...which is water, sugar, and powder...would you log the water? no

    if you chased your shot of rye with water, would you count the water? you probably shouldn't. just drink some water.
  • bearkisses
    bearkisses Posts: 1,252 Member
    You are quoting livestrong.....really?

    Yup. I guess cause 1 guy lies their entire organization is discredited? Seems fair and logical.

    Its physical science 101. When you change the physical properties of something, it no longer is that thing. Chemically, Tea is not water no matter how you twist it.

    http://msl1.mit.edu/ESD10/kidneys/HndbkHTML/ch1.htm

    There, I quoted MIT. Is that good enough for you?

    THANK YOU!
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    anyone got any links to scientific studies that show coffee hydrates you? seriously, i'm genuinly curious.

    i am a very regular coffee drinker. i have one medium sized mug every morning. and i'm pretty sure it squeezes me dry. if i don't drink enough water to counteract the coffee, i will feel extremely dehydrated.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    You are quoting livestrong.....really?

    Here is another one:

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120802111332.htm

    If tea is the same as water, then I guess water is causing the kidney stones.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    Count it as water if you want to because this is not going to derail you from your goals.. Keep it simple. It's too easy to get confused and focus on the wrong things when you listen to all the "shoulds" and "don't s ". Use your progress as a tool to determine what does and does not work for you.

    Also do a search on this topic; this topic has been discussed in gigantic proportions.
  • Fatandfifty3
    Fatandfifty3 Posts: 419 Member
    You are quoting livestrong.....really?

    Yup. I guess cause 1 guy lies their entire organization is discredited? Seems fair and logical.

    Its physical science 101. When you change the physical properties of something, it no longer is that thing. Chemically, Tea is not water no matter how you twist it.

    http://msl1.mit.edu/ESD10/kidneys/HndbkHTML/ch1.htm


    There, I quoted MIT. Is that good enough for you?
    You may have quoted MIT but did you read it?
  • jess83rod
    jess83rod Posts: 2 Member
    Lol...I completly agree!

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