Do all liquids I swallow count towards hydration?

brower47
brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
in Food and Nutrition
..with the exception of alcohol?
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    what % ethanol counts as alcohol? anything less than everclear has water...

    Beer/liquor was an important tool in civilization for sanitizing and transporting safe drinking water...
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    IN!
    .....for feedz
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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  • mommyrunning
    mommyrunning Posts: 495 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate
  • Veil5577
    Veil5577 Posts: 868 Member
    I was going to ask a question but then thought better of it...
  • RHachicho
    RHachicho Posts: 1,115 Member
    Frankly even alcoholic drinks count. It's true the alcohol does cause us to dehydrate but unless you are drinking moonshine it doesn't do much to counteract the effect of all the actual water you take in. And yes any H20 counts. Maybe pure water is a bit better at immidiateley hydrating but your stomach will never be completely empty anyway once you swallow water it mixes with digestive juices so if your body couldn't deal with impure water we would probably all shrivel up and die.

    Remember the reason you piss like a racehorse on beer is not because you dehydrate it's because you just shoved 6 pints of mostly water into yourself and your body can't get rid of it fast enough. If the alcohol where truly drying you out your body would try to retain it not gush it out like a never ending fountain.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    In for swallowing liquids...


















    for hydration.
  • emilyGPK
    emilyGPK Posts: 83 Member
    A recent BBC review of research claimed to show that coffee actually is not a diuretic and the water content of it counts.
    http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140402-are-coffee-and-tea-dehydrating
  • RedHotHunter
    RedHotHunter Posts: 560 Member
    OP, I just asked the smartest guy I know about this and he says YES. He was smiling really big when he responded so I know he's telling the truth. :wink:

    Mmmmm, good ole hydration :blushing:
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    Nope. It still hydrates you.

    http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084154

    Also, I've never understood all the hullabaloo over "what counts as water." Drink when you're thirsty. Drink whatever tastes good to you and has the ingredients that meet your personal preferences and goals. People throw around all these numbers for how much you MUST drink in a day, but really, there's no magic number.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Yes.

    It's a very complicated system, but there is actually a better way than MFP to work out your hydration levels.

    It requires some pretty strong calculation levels, a bit past your smartphone.

    Thankfully you DO have the device needed to work it out -

    If you're thirsty, have a drink.

    (The whole 8 glasses of water thing is badly interpreted research from many years ago that has been repeated ad nauseam with little thought. You can gain hydration from any source you like.)
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate
    The biggest diuretic effect from caffeine comes from the water.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    ..with the exception of alcohol?

    And some can count towards your protein goal! Score!! :drinker:

    I mean protein shakes, people. Geez.

    *Edited because grammar. Eats shoots and leaves, or something.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    If it fits your macros



    Wait. Wrong thread.
  • them_and_me
    them_and_me Posts: 60 Member
    *takes a swig of beer*

    Yup!
  • mommyrunning
    mommyrunning Posts: 495 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.
  • willdob3
    willdob3 Posts: 640 Member
    Not really. Some liquids dehydrate. I count only plain water as water. I drink other liquids but don't count them.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.

    :flowerforyou:
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    In for swallowing liquids...


















    for hydration.

    How you doin'?
  • jennyrebekka
    jennyrebekka Posts: 626 Member
    hehe....I hope so
  • Kitten2629
    Kitten2629 Posts: 1,358 Member
    ::snickers:: Why... yes.. yes.. they do :wink:
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I try not to overcomplicate things like this. If I'm thirsty, I drink.and that's pretty much it.lol
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    This is incorrect. Caffeinated beverages hydrate just as well as water.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16131696
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15467100
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450118
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Not only almost all liquids but many foods count, too, because it also contains water. Fruits and vegetables, especially, contain lots of water.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    ::snickers:: Why... yes.. yes.. they do :wink:

    Not true; Snickers have no liquid, unless they fall in the bottom of your golf bag, and go all over your grips. Wait, what?!?
  • TheLostMermaid
    TheLostMermaid Posts: 122
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    But if there is water in it that counts....

    according to another thread.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Dr I. P. Freely recommends not wasting time and effort counting drinks and just use this....

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=urine+colour+charts&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sVefU6jwCqiJ7AaGt4DACw&sqi=2&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=628
  • wonderwoman234
    wonderwoman234 Posts: 551 Member
    Liquids you swallow versus liquids you spit out? :devil:
  • ChrisM8971
    ChrisM8971 Posts: 1,067 Member
    I really doesn't matter as long as you do not leave yourself feeling thirsty and your pee is a pale straw colour the vast majority of the time
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Of course it needs to get in your mouth first and then you need to swallow or it's just a big mess. But given the discussion, I now agree, they should count.

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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
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