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Water and Weight Loss: Are You Drinking Enough?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    I was fine until I hit caffeine=toxic
  • Lois_1989
    Lois_1989 Posts: 6,410 Member
    Well. I knew alcohol is 'technically' a poison and being drunk is the effects of the poison. I'm not convinced that coffee is toxic though. Maybe because I like it too much :smiley:
  • ak592
    ak592 Posts: 7 Member
    From Wikipedia: "Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug....." If that's not a toxin...

    I drink a lot of water by keeping a water bottle on me at all times and keeping it filled. It's easy to drink when you've always got a lot of water with you and don't have to get up every few minutes to refill a small glass.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,832 Member
    This article repeats a lot of stuff that has been thoroughly debunked. Here's a more accurate article on water. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-drinks/

    Basically, if your urine is straw-colored or pale yellow you are sufficiently hydrated. If your urine is bright or dark yellow, you need to get more water whether that be from drinking water, coffee, tea, or eating foods that contain a lot of water.
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