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Green Tea

Scottslass
Scottslass Posts: 76
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I love green tea. I use decaf green tea. Does this count towards my water recomendations.

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  • MelCorNJ
    MelCorNJ Posts: 2
    Yes, green tea counts towards your daily water intake. It is actually supposed to be very good for your health as well as a good metabolism booster. I still prefer coffee to tea though so I have a hard time drinking the green tea on a regular basis.
  • omid990
    omid990 Posts: 785 Member
    i would be careful with that. since you're drinking decaffeinated, its not as big of a deal but when you drink any kind of tea or coffee, it makes you more dehydrated because the caffeine in it acts as a diuretic, which basically means that you pee more and are therefore more likely to be dehydrated.
  • JoyousMaximus
    JoyousMaximus Posts: 9,285 Member
    I would only count decaffinated unsweeted drinks. A lot of people are torn on this issue. Personally I only count water but it's pretty much the only thing I drink.
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