Is tea the same as water?

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.

totally false information ^^

show previous quotes

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?

it is basic chemistry, you add one thing to another and it changes the properties

if you eat a cheesecake with fruit all over the top, you probably shouldn't count that as your daily serving of fruit

bearkisses-- i've tried arguing this using your same point several times. its pretty futile.

When I add a teabag of non caffeinated chammomile to a mug of boiling water, I count that as water. Because it is H20 with some flavour added. And adding flavour does not change the underlying chemical composition of a substance.

Unless of course boiling water changes it's chemical composition. Which it doesn't. So please don't tell me it does.

if you eat a cheesecake with fruit all over the top, you probably shouldn't count that as your daily serving of fruit

Provided you have 1/2 cup of actual fruit, why not?

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've always wondered what the water is supposed to turn into once flavor is added?? Seems like it is still water to me.

from the mayoclinic's website:

Caffeine: Is it dehydrating or not?

I've been seeing ads that say cola and coffee drinks hydrate you as well as water does. Is this true?

Answer

from Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.

It is true. Researchers used to believe that caffeinated drinks had a diuretic effect. This means that you would urinate more after drinking them, which could increase your risk of becoming dehydrated. Recent research shows that this is not true and that caffeine has a diuretic effect only if you consume large amounts of it — more than 500 to 600 milligrams (the equivalent of 5 to 7 cups of coffee) a day.

Still, caffeinated drinks can make you jittery, sleepless or anxious. Water is probably your best bet to stay hydrated. It's calorie-free, caffeine-free, inexpensive and readily available.


SOOOOOOOOO its all about how MUCH caffeine is in your drink, or how many of those caffeinated drinks you're having.

everyone is sorta right. so there.

I can quote sources the other way too - look at my google skills:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5281046.stm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661

http://www.livestrong.com/article/491462-can-drinking-tea-dehydrate-you/

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/50514.php

...and yes - the fruit on a cheesecake counts if there is enough of it, so do the canned tomatoes in your pasta sauce and the mushrooms in your omelette.

omg, you quoted livestrong. post is invalid now

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"

They use water to make beer too......yeah!!

In a sample size of 1 - I pretty much only drink iced tea. 100+ ounces a day or so - for about 15 years. I have not dried up, nor have I gotten kidney stones. Maybe I am special?

Tea can increase risk of kidney stones. Citrus reduces the risk. So all you need do is drink your tea with lemon.

show previous quotes

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"

They use water to make beer too......yeah!!

Beer actually goes though a chemical change. Fermenting something over a long period of time is quite different to wafting some dried leaves near it.

show previous quotes

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"

They use water to make beer too......yeah!!

Beer actually goes though a chemical change. Fermenting something over a long period of time is quite different to wafting some dried leaves near it.

Beer is a chemical change, but tea is not? LMAO Have a nice day everyone!! :drinker:

can't make pictures of Fry at work...but


Not sure if most of these people are idiots


or just grumpy on a monday

That isn't precisely what I said now is it, dear. Sigh.

Look - it comes down to this:

There are articles that support both views. Of those articles (two of differing views from the same site to demonstrate that particular site's uselessness) we both believe different things. It's like religion.

I'm going to keep counting the mushrooms in my omelette as one of my vegetable servings and the water in my tea as water.

show previous quotes

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.

One of these nutritionists is going overboard.

As others have mentioned, studies have shown that normal caffeinated drinks provide sognificantlt more water than they take out. I have not seen studies involving espresso, which has the same caffeine as regular coffee, with only about 1/4 of the water.

show previous quotes

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"

They use water to make beer too......yeah!!

Beer actually goes though a chemical change. Fermenting something over a long period of time is quite different to wafting some dried leaves near it.

Beer is a chemical change, but tea is not? LMAO Have a nice day everyone!! :drinker:

Tea is not fermented. Fermentation changes sugars to alcohol. This is why grape juice is high in sugar but wine is low in sugar. Not sure why that is funny, but laughter is always good medicine.

As for beer, you actually can receive hydration from beer. Not as much as from water or tea, because as the water is hydrating you the alcohol is dehydrating you, but the overall affect is still hydrating.