What counts as water?

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  • MistyMtnMan
    MistyMtnMan Posts: 527 Member
    I've been told by several nutritionists/dieticians that essentially any drink except for alcohol counts towards your water intake. In fact there are now reports that tea and coffee can actually have more health benefits than just water alone:

    Tea 'healthier' drink than water:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5281046.stm

    Tea and coffee 'protect against heart disease'
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10350373

    Why is too much water dangerous?
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6263029.stm

    Personally I don't like plain and simple water - at room temperature it makes me feel ill but any colder and it hurts my teeth - so I really only drink it at the gym. During the day I prefer hot drinks and so mainly get my water intake from tea, coffee (often decaf) and no added sugar squash made up with hot water. So far I haven't withered away :-)

    I can see the benefits of tea and coffee but your body is made of 70% water and you need it for everything. It's essential for everything from better skin to flushing toxins out.

    As for the water is dangerous thing, its simply RIDICULOUS. You're article is from someone who drank a TON of water in a very short amount of time without peeing! If you did that with any substance if would hurt you. It's not that fact that it was water. Your body can handle 15 liters or more a day without any harm.

    Don't confuse people with stuff like this because it was an extreme situation with extreme results. You can over do anything. This just happened to be water.
  • jane77
    jane77 Posts: 489
    I hate to get in the middle of this and didn't read all the other post but......
    If we are trying to be healther! better to yourselves, are body and improve why would we keep track and count things that have not done that for us before. Improvement !!! plain water over anything else is a improvement count that and who really cares about the rest.
    been there done that!!!!!! didn't help!!!! what can I do to improve????????
  • kevbrinks
    kevbrinks Posts: 42 Member
    I hate to get in the middle of this and didn't read all the other post but......
    If we are trying to be healther! better to yourselves, are body and improve why would we keep track and count things that have not done that for us before. Improvement !!! plain water over anything else is a improvement count that and who really cares about the rest.
    been there done that!!!!!! didn't help!!!! what can I do to improve????????

    What?
  • aaoverbe
    aaoverbe Posts: 1
    If you are a regular consumer of caffeine, they have no diuretic effect and therefore can be counted towards your water intake goal.

    "Caffeine and fluid balance
    Studies have shown that among people who have not been exposed to caffeine for a period of days or weeks, drinking a large amount of caffeine-containing beverages in a short period of time (e.g., 2-3 cups of coffee or 5-8 cups of tea) results in an increased urine output. However, this does not happen to people who routinely drink caffeinated beverages. They develop a tolerance for caffeine and have a consistent urine output whether or not the fluids they are taking in contain caffeine or not. Even among those who do not routinely drink caffeinated beverages, there is no diuretic effect when caffeine-containing beverages are consumed in normal serving sizes. Therefore, the available evidence indicates that caffeine-containing beverages are no less hydrating than other fluids and can count toward fluid recommendations."

    From Weight Watchers.com
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