Are coffee and tea dehydrating?
Most people have heard about drinking 8 glasses of water a day. Why? One reason is to stay hydrated. And it is important to stay hydrated as it helps regulate your body temperature, prevent headaches and muscle fatigue, helps your brain. But most people also think to stay hydrated you have to drink plain water or drinks like seltzer water or sports drinks like Gatorade. But what about tea or coffee drinkers? Are these drinks hydrating or dehydrating you? A common myth is that coffee or tea dehydrate you. And to some extent caffeine can be mildly dehydrating. This means caffeine can act as a mild diuretic flushing out water along with sodium. So, does drinking tea or coffee with its caffeine lead to dehydrating you? According to Dr. Daniel Vigil of the University of California Los Angeles the answer isn’t what you may think. “When you drink a cup of coffee or you drink a glass of iced tea, you are nece...