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If these have a dehydrating effect, it will be (literally) drowned out by the amount of water consumed. It will be a vast net-positive.

• codesushi42 7y ago
  I guess you use the same logic when drinking sea water. Sugar and caffeine will dehydrate you. You'll be driven to drink more water to compensate. Vote me down, obese soda patrons.
  • F-0X 7y ago
    Sea water is very salty, and will box your kidneys in. It's not the same at all.
    • codesushi42 7y ago
      Not what I was getting at, at all. The sodium content will make you drink more water to compensate.
  • oarabbus_ 7y ago
    You're misinformed. Caffeine does not dehydrate those who consume it regularly. Sugar can dehydrate you if you are diabetic or have other blood sugar regulation issues. You're playing straw man games.
    • codesushi42 7y ago
      Caffeine is a diuretic.
      • lttlrck 7y ago
        Surely that only means coffee + water is not as good at hydrating you as plain water, not that it actively dehydrates you.
      • oarabbus_ 7y ago
        It has a mild diuretic effect on nonregular users, yes.
  • tracker1 7y ago
    About the only thing people are likely to drink in liquid form where you lose more than you take in is alcohol. Most people shouldn't be taking in refined sugars more than a couple times a month. That's a somewhat separate issue. There are of course other factors at play, but that has less to do with hydration and more to do with nutrition and disease. Being an asshole won't really help your position. I tend to be snarky myself at times, but misinformation+snark == downvotes to oblivion.