Does black caffeinated coffee count as daily water
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GoMizzou99
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Has anyone asked this question of their doctor or a nutritionist?
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When I saw a nutritionist she mentioned coffee as being a separate beverage, although black coffee has no sugar and hardly any calories (if any at all) so adding it in addition to your daily water shouldn't be a big deal. But, no, it won't substitute as water.0
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Yep.0
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I was told by my Doctor that any drink such as coffee, tea and/or sodas count as water.0
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It does count as water intake yes according to the scientists!!!0
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Typically, anything with caffeine in it is likely to dehydrate you, and to drink equal amounts of water. My vote is on no, it's not part of your daily water.0
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No because it is a diuretic.
Wrong. Where do you get this information? It does not make you pee any more so than any other liquid.0 -
I was told by my Doctor that any drink such as coffee, tea and/or sodas count as water.
Your doctor told you soda counts as water? Really?0 -
technically for every cup of coffee you have, you should be drinking an extra cup of water bc the coffee dehydrates you .0
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No. Water is water. If it is black and has caffeine in it, then it is coffee.0
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I've posted this dozens and dozens of times on MFP and I'm posting it again here for you all. Read, learn, and be amazed.
Why the 8 glasses of water a day is a MYTH:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day0 -
No. Water is water. If it is black and has caffeine in it, then it is coffee.
This is wrong. Science is science. Read the article I posted.
I really wish people on this site would stop posting things that are scientifically wrong.0 -
I've posted this dozens and dozens of times on MFP and I'm posting it again here for you all. Read, learn, and be amazed.
Why the 8 glasses of water a day is a MYTH:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day
I like this article because it gave me the answer I wanted!0 -
I've posted this dozens and dozens of times on MFP and I'm posting it again here for you all. Read, learn, and be amazed.
Why the 8 glasses of water a day is a MYTH:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day
I like this article because it gave me the answer I wanted!
GLAD to help. Love science!!!!!!!!!0 -
technically for every cup of coffee you have, you should be drinking an extra cup of water bc the coffee dehydrates you .
NOPE0 -
ok, I will share this one more time...
Coffee... Log it as Coffee
Tea .... Log it as Tea
Soda / Pop .... Log it as Soda / Pop
Apple Juice .... Log it as Apple Juice
Milk..... Log it as Milk
Water.... Hello log THAT as Water
Its really not that difficult to remember that. Why must you try and give yourself "excuses". Water is Water is Water.0 -
According to the Mayo clinic web site it only has a diuretic effect if consumed in large quantities ie; 5-7 cups daily.0
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No because it is a diuretic.
Wrong. Where do you get this information? It does not make you pee any more so than any other liquid.0 -
Old school answer is Coffee is a diuretic and therefore can not replace water.......new school theory which your Doc apparently subscribes to, is that all fluids are effectively diuretics and coffee in small amounts (5 or less cups a day) can be counted against your daily fluid intake......My own personal opinion is that anything not as pure as water does not count against my fluid intake, but does get counted in my calroie intake.....if you google "is coffe a diuretic?" you will get professional arguements on both sides of the issue. It seems, much like everything else in the wolrd, no one can agree.0
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I've posted this dozens and dozens of times on MFP and I'm posting it again here for you all. Read, learn, and be amazed.
Why the 8 glasses of water a day is a MYTH:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day
I like this article because it gave me the answer I wanted!
So you were only looking for what you wanted to hear not what was really the best thing for you?0 -
Yes and no. Caffeine dehydrates you by acting as a diuretic but that's only if you consume LARGE quantities of it. By large, I mean 5-7 cups of coffee, 10 cokes (which you shouldn't be drinking anyway), 4-5 energy drinks... etc..
Needless to say, a cup or two of straight black coffee won't cause you to be dehydrated. Yes.. you can count it as water.0
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