tea/coffee/diet pop same as water?

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wildflower2176
wildflower2176 Posts: 2 Member
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i'm not a fan for water. i love tea (all types). should i try to get the 8 glasses of water too?

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/821181/myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
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    Unless you're prone to kidney/bladder stones, which can be aggravated by some of the minerals in tea or colas.

    Yes, they're exactly the same.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    stanmann571 wrote: »
    Unless you're prone to kidney/bladder stones, which can be aggravated by some of the minerals in tea or colas.

    Yes, they're exactly the same.

    True, tea with milk is a known combination for stone formation.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
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    Dear Posters,

    I would like to remind you to use the help boards to answer the questions presented in to OP. If you find you need to debate something more intricately please start a new topic in the debate section.

    Many of the replies here have been moved to this new debate thread:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634141/tea-coffe-diet-pop-vs-water-debate

    Thanks for your cooperation,
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  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
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    wildflower2176 wrote: »
    i'm not a fan for water. i love tea (all types). should i try to get the 8 glasses of water too?

    I don't mind water if it's chilled, but I also drink a lot of tea. I do try and keep an eye on how much caffeine I'm drinking and switch to herbal in the afternoon, but that's about other health stuff, not weight loss or hydration. Pull quote from a useful summary:
    You don't need to rely only on what you drink to meet your fluid needs. What you eat also provides a significant portion. For example, many fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon and spinach, are almost 100 percent water by weight.

    In addition, beverages such as milk, juice and herbal teas are composed mostly of water. Even caffeinated drinks — such as coffee and soda — can contribute to your daily water intake. But water is your best bet because it's calorie-free, inexpensive and readily available.
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited January 2018
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    wildflower2176 wrote: »
    i'm not a fan for water. i love tea (all types). should i try to get the 8 glasses of water too?

    Simple answer: no, go ahead and count your tea.
    Ryansworld84 wrote: »
    Drink water not just diet pop.

    More complicated answer, partially in reference to the above:

    OP's question was whether he or she could count some other beverages toward the water goal. OP did not say that he or she would not drink any water (or only diet pop). In fact, OP did not mention diet pop, but tea. (OP, please correct me if I am wrong!)

    I personally find plain water more enjoyable at times (certainly during a workout), but I doubt that drinking only infused water (water with fruit in it) or tea (water flavored with tea leaves or other plants, since herbal teas are called tea) and then consumed either hot or cold, is somehow going to be less desirable than drinking water.

    OP, personally, I see no reason to count how much I drink, and if you think it's important to reach a specific amount of cups of water, the answer is no, you don't. I drink to thirst and my pee is the right color (good way to check hydration level).

    If for some reason I had trouble consuming sufficient water for hydration (which I find extremely surprising in a human, so you probably don't really have to worry about it), then I might set goals to encourage myself or plan to have a drink whenever I ate something and exercised and so on. Water is probably better when exercising (at least it tastes better to me), but otherwise it probably doesn't matter if you get adequate hydration whether it comes from water or tea. Most of the tea I drink has some caffeine, so that would be one reason for me to not get hydration solely from it (or from coffee or diet soda -- my vice is mostly black coffee, which I adore, but to set to rest Ryanworld's fears, obviously I do not drink only coffee).

    If you want to drink more water (and not as much tea) -- again, because of caffeine this might be a good idea, depending on the tea -- and don't enjoy water, one thought is to try infused waters (add whole pieces of fruit or mint leaves or other herbs to flavor it). As a tea lover, you might like that. And no, it does not spoil the water somehow, the water is still there (as in other beverages). ;-)
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    edited January 2018
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    It all counts. After all, soda is 99% water. Tea is water with tannins from the tea leaves added (so like 99.9% water).
    Also, diet soda actually hydrates you better than plain water.

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