Do you count tea and coffee as part of your daily water intake?

clafairy1984
clafairy1984 Posts: 253 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Do you count tea and coffee as part of your daily water intake?

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  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    It is mainly water so the answer is yes. Water in food counts too.
  • margbarco
    margbarco Posts: 128 Member
    I only count non-caffeinated coffee or tea towards my daily water intake. But I tend to drink lots of water so even without the coffee or tea I usually meet my water goal.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Yes. And Monster, and Coke Zero, and.... ;)
  • New_Heavens_Earth
    New_Heavens_Earth Posts: 610 Member
    edited October 2018
    Yes. Any water based non caloric drink, like tea, soda, Bai, or coffee regardless of caffeine.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    yes. i refer to my output. if it's pale lemonade in color, i'm doing good
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Who posts the hydration chart, usually? @AnvilHead?
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    edited October 2018
    mbaker566 wrote: »
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    I was thinking of the soda versus water versus gatorade etc one but that one is good, too!
  • Safari_Gal
    Safari_Gal Posts: 888 Member
    Hmm interesting- I don’t track hydration either, but - if I did - I’d probably only track plain water. Food for thought re any liquid. 🤔
  • Safari_Gal
    Safari_Gal Posts: 888 Member
    CarvedTones wrote: »
    The caffeine thing is a persitent myth:
    https://www.livescience.com/55479-does-caffeine-cause-dehydration.html

    In 2005, Armstrong and a team of researchers set out to put the myth to rest. They controlled the diets of 59 healthy males for 11 days, supplementing their daily consumption with body-mass-appropriate doses of caffeine, administered twice a day via capsule. Throughout the study, the researchers employed 20 different hydration biomarkers, such as urine volume and fluid-electrolyte balance, to assess dehydration.

    While previous studies had investigated the effects of caffeine over short periods of time, Armstrong's research was the first to evaluate caffeine consumption for a continuous period longer than 24 hours.

    The study found that the evaluated hydration indicators, including urine volume, were similar for all of the treatment groups. This finding demonstrates that caffeine does not have a dehydrating effect when compared to the control group (participants who received a placebo and did not consume any caffeine). The scientists also found that a higher dose of caffeine was no more likely to dehydrate a person than smaller doses were.

    This is awesome news considering the obscene amount of coffee I drink! Thanks for the info- boost! ☺️
  • latestarter75
    latestarter75 Posts: 50 Member
    I only track plain water but there’s no reason you can’t count things like coffee, yes it has an extremely mild diuretic effect but it’s so small it’s not even worth worrying about
  • bseagle6043
    bseagle6043 Posts: 9 Member
    I count all zero calorie liquids as water.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    I don't track liquids. If my urine is pale then I'm good. I get plenty from all the stuff I drink and the foods I eat.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I just stay hydrated...that's really all that matters. I don't actually "count" anything...
  • thisPGHlife
    thisPGHlife Posts: 440 Member
    I usually track all liquids, other than what I get from food. I tend to not get enough fluids during the cooler months so it helps keep me concious of it. Water, tea, coffee, soda, kombucha.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I just stay hydrated...that's really all that matters. I don't actually "count" anything...

    If it has calories, I count it. Most of what I drink doesn't. So milk ends up in my breakfast section (because it's easier to copy from day to day as my breakfast is consistent) and anything in the drinks section has alcohol in it.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    bseagle6043 wrote: »
    I count all zero calorie liquids as water.

    So if you have 12 ounces of unsweetened tea, it's water. Then if you stir in a couple of teaspoons of sugar, it's no longer water?
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Of course, it’s mostly water and counts toward hydration.
    I don’t even keep track of my water intake, I know I am well hydrated by my urine color and output. Water comes in many foods and liquids and it all counts.

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