Water Sources

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Sanbar said:

From what I've read you're supposed to drink about 1/2 your body weight in
ounces. (180 lbs/90ozs)

My question is about various water sources including coffee, tea, soda, milk
etc. Do these all count if they are not caffeinated or alcoholic.

To my understanding, the whole caffeinated beverage concept is highly
exaggerated. Regular coffee and tea still hydrates you even though
there is caffeine in it. Yes, you will put some caffeine in your
system that acts as a mild diuretic, but many people make it to sound
like the water in your coffee or tea just vanishes inside your body
because of a little caffeine. This isn't true. Milk doesn't have any
hydration value, though, as it is a food. Base the majority of your
fluid intake on water, but don't completely discount these other
sources of water when adding up your total water intake.

On Sun, 15 May 2005 04:47:57 GMT, Joe Humble <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Jeff said:

To my understanding, the whole caffeinated beverage concept is highly
exaggerated. Regular coffee and tea still hydrates you even though
there is caffeine in it. Yes, you will put some caffeine in your
system that acts as a mild diuretic, but many people make it to sound
like the water in your coffee or tea just vanishes inside your body
because of a little caffeine. This isn't true. Milk doesn't have any
hydration value, though, as it is a food. Base the majority of your
fluid intake on water, but don't completely discount these other
sources of water when adding up your total water intake.

Are you sure milk has no "hydration value"? I vaguely recall this
stuff called evaporated milk and to reconstitute you add, wait for it,
water.

I don't drink a lot of evaporated milk, so I really didn't think of
that very relevant and important point you just brought up. I'm sure
regular milk is a very good source of hydration as well. I'll start
replacing my bottled water and gatorade with it at workout time. Good
point!