We're told to drink 8 glasses of water /per day, so I'm wondering why coffee wouldn't count?
Coffee is made w/ water, so why wouldn't a cup of coffee count as being part of the water I'm supposed to drink?
And if I add milk to my coffee why wouldn't I count that milk as part of the milk I need to drink every day?
2007-08-08 05:27:58 · 7 answers · asked by Silly Girl 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Because the caffeine in the coffee is dehydrating - which counteracts the effects of water. (Even decaf coffee has some caffeine - just a smidgen, but some.) Same thing with soda.
The amount of milk you put in coffee is so small, that unless you're putting 1/4 cup or more in, it's not worth counting it towards the milk you need to drink.
2007-08-08 05:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't drink milk at all. However, I was going to also say that coffee is a diuretic. Also, when I lived mostly on coffee and diet cola, I was not in good health. It took a urinary tract infection for me to realize this. Funny, now that I drink mostly water (wit a cup of orange juice and some soy milk daily) I have no problems.
2007-08-08 05:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by Vegan_Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see a problem in adding the milk to your daily milk amount, but Coffee as many say is a diuretic, and tend to dehydrate, so is the opposite to drinking water it make you loose more water, in fact is recommended add a glass of water to your daily amount per cup of coffee that you drink.
2007-08-08 05:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by California 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water passes through your body system faster than coffee and milk and flushes out more toxin as coffee needs to be processed on its way through
Milk is a food source and stays in the stomach longer than water
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2007-08-08 07:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
coffee: I hate the stuff milk: slightly undeniable water: even plainer than milk Orange superb and tart scrumptious So i could say orange out of those yet once you had mentioned tea i could decide on tea, because of the fact tea is surprising
2016-12-30 06:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by hostetter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think coffee does not count because it acts as a diuretic
2007-08-08 05:30:27 · answer #7 · answered by Sabine É 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋