Possibly a dumb question about water
feetdontfailmenow
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I'm not big on the sugary drinks and I only rarely drink cola but I'm also really bad at keeping up with my water intake every day, however! I drink tea all the time (up to 5-6 cups a day) and I know it sounds dumb but I was wondering if this counts as drinking water. I never put sugar in my tea and I'm lactose intolerant so I never use cream or milk either but I'm a big fan of gourmet blends and some of them contain traces of chocolate and candied fruit (Right now I've been big on the pumpkin spice brulee oolong and the samurai chai mate) But according to MFP there are barely any calories on any of them.
So is it safe to continue drinking tea if I choose not to drink plain water? Does it count? Is it the same?
So is it safe to continue drinking tea if I choose not to drink plain water? Does it count? Is it the same?
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Yes. Yes. Yes.0
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only water counts as water0
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Are you drinking green tea, white tea, or black tea? Or fruit "tea" (they're actually tisanes)?
It depends on whose advice you consider sound. Some sources say that we should have only 1-2 servings of tea a day (including green tea).
Others say that the negative effects of anything that leads you to drink more water are more than offset by the water you drink (including the potential dehydration from caffeine).
My experience is that my body processes the water better when it's unadulterated (not even fruit juice added to fizzy water). (And that may explain my recent weight gain).
Your mileage may vary.0 -
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_benjammin wrote: »Yes. Yes. Yes.
^^^this0 -
Here we go again!
You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
As for tea/coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.
di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what
http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/
http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm
http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html
http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not
http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php
http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo0 -
Wow there is a lot to know about hydratation.0
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