Drinking water

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  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Of course. But I am talking about people constantly telling other to drink more WATER. I see it every day, there's bother thread on here about it right now.

    Sorry. But I feel like you're argument is retarded. You're arguing for the sake of arguing. Not because you feel you're right. It's water for goodness sakes. Not arsenal.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Of course. But I am talking about people constantly telling other to drink more WATER. I see it every day, there's another thread on here about it right now.

    Then why didn't you argue there rather than start another one. Another repeat thread. Are we surprised?
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
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    I think that is nit picking :)

    Some will argue that caffeine is a diuretic, I don't believe that either. I need to urinate the same whether I drink 4 cups of water or 4 cups of coffee.
  • zafferFL
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    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Quite true. Yet, we still see many people arguing that tea and coffee will dehydrate you, when such is not the case.

    Interesting...so now liquids made up entirely of water dehydrate us... amazing the information that is out there.
  • queenpushycat
    queenpushycat Posts: 761 Member
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    lol wow... i can't believe we are wasting time to argue about drinking WATER! I love water, and i drink it all the time. so sue me. :laugh:
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    lol wow... i can't believe we are wasting time to argue about drinking WATER! I love water, and i drink it all the time. so sue me. :laugh:

    Probably the cheapest beverage available ;-) That's motivation enough for me haha
  • queenpushycat
    queenpushycat Posts: 761 Member
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    lol wow... i can't believe we are wasting time to argue about drinking WATER! I love water, and i drink it all the time. so sue me. :laugh:

    Probably the cheapest beverage available ;-) That's motivation enough for me haha

    Oh yeah, definitely... it's like... the best beverage to quench my thirst... and make me feel full.. and help me when i need to scream at kids.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    *wanders in*

    O hai. This 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_oo

    *wanders out*
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
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    I don't see the harm in WATER.

    Who in this thread mentioned water harming you? I think you missed the original point. :)
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,311 Member
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Of course. But I am talking about people constantly telling other to drink more WATER. I see it every day, there's bother thread on here about it right now.

    Sorry. But I feel like you're argument is retarded. You're arguing for the sake of arguing. Not because you feel you're right. It's water for goodness sakes. Not arsenal.

    Do you mean arsenic? Arsenal is a football club.
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
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    Hmmm
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,311 Member
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Of course. But I am talking about people constantly telling other to drink more WATER. I see it every day, there's another thread on here about it right now.

    Then why didn't you argue there rather than start another one. Another repeat thread. Are we surprised?

    I started this one yesterday, it just only just took off. The other one was started about 10 minutes ago.
  • queenpushycat
    queenpushycat Posts: 761 Member
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  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Of course. But I am talking about people constantly telling other to drink more WATER. I see it every day, there's bother thread on here about it right now.

    Sorry. But I feel like you're argument is retarded. You're arguing for the sake of arguing. Not because you feel you're right. It's water for goodness sakes. Not arsenal.

    Do you mean arsenic? Arsenal is a football club.

    Yep
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
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    hmm
  • mips2010
    mips2010 Posts: 3
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    I had the worst habit of anyone I have ever heard. I drank I tiny bit of water when taking medicine every morning and that is all. But the worst part is all I drank otherwise was coffee and wine. Coffee every morning and wine once or twice a week. I did this for years and years.
    I added a little more water during my training for 3 marathons and 2 1/2 marathons but only during the actual run.
    I don't know that I feel so much better now that I have made an effort to drink at least 8 glasses a day but I'm pretty sure my body is less stressed in some way.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,311 Member
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    I don't see the harm in WATER.

    Who in this thread mentioned water harming you? I think you missed the original point. :)

    alright

    I never said there was a problem with drinking water. I drink quite a lot of it myself. I just want to know where the original statement of you NEED 8 glasses of WATER a day comes from, because I see people on here drinking like 3 times that in liquid because they don't count the tea/coffee/fruit juice or whatever they drink as water.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,311 Member
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.

    Of course. But I am talking about people constantly telling other to drink more WATER. I see it every day, there's bother thread on here about it right now.

    Sorry. But I feel like you're argument is retarded. You're arguing for the sake of arguing. Not because you feel you're right. It's water for goodness sakes. Not arsenal.

    Do you mean arsenic? Arsenal is a football club.


    Im clearly wrong so I will correct your spelling TROLL!

    I'm not wrong. What are you going on about?
  • zafferFL
    zafferFL Posts: 402
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    You need 6-8 glasses of water for hydration. Generally when ppl are not drinking water they are drinking high calorie sugary drinks which directly affects diet and weight loss. That is why water is the preffered drink. I lost 15lbs when I just stopped drinking soda last year.

    Are they? Everyone I know drinks tea and coffee. I don't think I know anyone who drinks soda type things. I have family members who haven't drunk water in years and are perfectly healthy.

    what are they drinking?

    Tea and coffee, as I said up there ^^^

    Last time I checked, water was pretty much the main ingredient in both tea and coffee.


    Bahahaha what a troll. They are medically considered diuretics. Fin....

    troll, really?
    Water is medically considered a diuretic. Fin...
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
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    They are medically considered diuretics. Fin....


    Not in the quantities which most people consume.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661

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