8 Glasses a day?
2007-02-07 17:57:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Tea ( black tea) and coffee officially do not fall under your daily intake of water as they contain caffeine. And caffeine withdraws water from your body. Green tea (black tea is basically burnt green trea) also has caffeine, by the way!
For more info on the amount of caffeine in various drinks: http://wilstar.com/caffeine.htm
Herbal tea on the other hand, is fine. Als be care ful with drinks that contain a lot of sodium ( for instance ice cream based), as sodium also withdraws water from your body. Alcohol does the same.
The best thing is to, before breakfast, to drink 2 glasses of water. Repeat the same before lunch and dinner. Advantage: For those who want to lose weight - water fills you up, with result you eat less.
The rest - 2 glasses - you get from other liquids such as milk, juice and herbal teas.
2007-02-07 18:06:23 · answer #1 · answered by MM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it they don't. The average daily intake of water for an adult human being is 2 litres, 8 pints PLUS tea, coffee etc.
2007-02-07 18:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by The Alchemist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the latest thinking about this is that drink when you are thirsty and you need not drink water, but can drink tea, coffee, fruit juice etc., but most of them contain calories, so you need to account for that in your daily count.
2007-02-07 18:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Herbal tea counts but tea and coffee does not.
2007-02-07 19:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by LillyB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Decaffeinated tea such as green or red tea, as long as it is below 15 calories can be counted as water. I drink decaffeinated black tea without sugar doctor said it was fine and can be used as part of my 64 oz, but I add a few more ounces anyway just to cover my basis.
2016-05-24 05:48:11 · answer #5 · answered by Maria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not tea or coffee, they contain caffeine which is a diuretic, but herbal teas can help, check and see what's in them first.
2007-02-07 20:02:44 · answer #6 · answered by Orla C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Herbal does...some say tea does...some say coffee doesnt...drink up the herbal and plain water...
2007-02-07 18:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by Buttsmear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Intake, Yes. Benefit, No. Plain water still the best of all.
2007-02-07 18:04:53 · answer #8 · answered by Fish Master 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tea does, coffee no!
good luck
coffee has caffine and dehydrates..
Tea does not dehydrate and counts as liquid, water
JUICE counts as water too!
2007-02-07 18:01:33 · answer #9 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tea does however it doesn't have the same effect on your body as plain water, so better off drinking your water!
2007-02-07 20:31:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋