One 12 oz. bold coffee, two Dasani water bottles, three hours and two bathroom visits later, my mouth is dry.
But it's a myth: coffee doesn't cause dehydration.
I always heard coffee made you thirsty, but it's not true.
Caffeine acts like a mild diuretic - in other words, it causes you to pee more frequently - but no more than water does. You might lose a little more fluid than usual at one time during the day, but it evens out by the end of the day.
So moderate coffee consumption - 3-4 cups daily - does not have an effect on hydration. In fact, it actually counts toward our daily fluid intake.
Cool.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Coffee causes dehydration, right? No, actually...
Posted by Jana at 8:59 PM
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Neat fact. What are your sources for this info?
Scholarly journal article references within positivelycoffee.org's topic, "Coffee and Hydration" - just click the link in the post.
More specifically, University of Connecticut Professor Lawrence Armstrong's research on fluid electrolyte balance. He is referenced in the topic article.
That is pretty cool. You are coming up with some interesting posts for your blog.
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