I am wondering, if I should be drinking alot of water to counter act all of the tea I drink, of if I am already getting plenty of water. Thank you.
2007-10-12 18:58:19 · 15 answers · asked by Green Tea Happy 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
I meant OR if, not Of if...I am getting enough water....
2007-10-12 18:58:54 · update #1
Caffeine is a diuretic, meaning it makes your kidneys work harder to expell water from your body, and it will make you have to urinate more frequently. Therefore, caffeinated beverages (tea, coffee, soft drinks) will actually dehydrate you.
Flush the caffeine out of your system with water, and you should be fine. That will hydrate you and get rid of the diuretic effect of the caffeine.
2007-10-12 19:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer 4 · 1⤊ 9⤋
Does Tea Dehydrate You
2016-11-02 05:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Caffeine is a Diuretic, Not an Anti-diuretic. If you drink a lot of decaffeinated products you could end up just wasting the fluids you put in your body, so yes if you drank enough you could dehydrate yourself. However you can buy de caff tea, and herbal teas which have no caffeine.
2016-03-26 22:07:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caffeine in extremely high doses will dehydrate. The amount of caffeine in black tea is not enough to dehydrate you, not only will a cup of tea help keep you hydrated it also has antioxidant benefits.
2013-11-22 11:01:07 · answer #4 · answered by Gav T 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In moderation , Tea ,Coffee, an occasional drink, food, is OK unless you have some kind of disease ...Whatever you do or take in excess is bad for you. Even Cannabis has been found to work in your favor. However follow your Doctor´s advice or that of a Licensed Naturopath.
Of course ... Stay away from Narcotics. Not legal and bad for you
2016-02-24 02:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by Maddog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't seem to dehydrate. Take a look at this BBC article:
2013-11-09 23:53:13 · answer #6 · answered by Ferdowsi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Green tea is really good for you. But drink water in between.
2007-10-12 19:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by Grasshopper 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Any beverage with caffeine in it works as a diuretic.
2007-10-12 19:05:09 · answer #8 · answered by JAN 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Tea is a diuretic. Makes your kidney's work overtime. As long as you drink other fluids too, you'll be fine.
2007-10-12 19:03:41 · answer #9 · answered by Joanie 5 · 6⤊ 6⤋
I guess it depends how much tea you are drinking.
I would suggest drinking no more than 2 cups of tea a day and drinking 1.5 to 2 litres of water each day. In colder weather I drink hot water.
2007-10-12 19:02:41 · answer #10 · answered by stella D 1 · 1⤊ 9⤋