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"37" was hyperbole. 3.2 liters of water (on top of all the water we already get from prepared foods, coffee, soda, etc) is still a _crazy_ amount of extra wate
by JshWright 10y ago
"37" was hyperbole.
3.2 liters of water (on top of all the water we already get from prepared foods, coffee, soda, etc) is still a _crazy_ amount of extra water.
- brianwawok 10y agoCoffee is mostly water believe it or not. If someone tells you it doesn't count they are fail.
- JshWright 10y agoAnyone who has ever made coffee should have a fair idea of how much water is in it... I think the concern people have with coffee is that caffeine is a diuretic, so you lose more water than you take in. While it's technically true that coffee does make you urinate more, it's a very tiny effect.
- brianwawok 10y agoExcept with regular use the diuretic effect goes away. There is no measurable difference in hydration levels of coffee vs non coffee drinkers. If it had a long term effect you would expect the coffee drinkers to be chronically dehydrated.
- JshWright 10y agoNo, even in very short term use, the net effect of drinking coffee is to increase the amount of water in your body. The diuretic effect of the caffeine is more than offset by the water in the coffee (by a very wide margin).