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annefood 8yr You can do it @Dustinthewind ! -
JuniorsMinuzzi 8yr Hi! I don't mean to discourage you, but it's okey if you don't get to that 8th glass. Actually, you shouldn't. It is true that we need 2 litters of water every day, or a bit more than 1/2 a gallon, but remember that food also have water in it (if not, it would be the well known dehydrated food) so you would get to the goal by just eating normally and having 6-7 glasses of water a day. Just a little tip. -
annefood 8yr So true that food does have water in it @JuniorsMinuzzi ! Great point to remember. @Dustinthewind you can definitely count broth soups, tea and coffee toward your 8 glasses just try not to overdo it on the caffeinated drinks ;)
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Dustinthewind 8yr Thanks for the tips guys! I guess I could try different drinks too to help out some... -
annefood 8yr You're welcome!
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ManningFarm 8yr I like to reuse my tea bag, so from 1 cup of tea with 1 tea bag, I'll actually get 3 cups by refilling with hot water. This way, I don't get too much caffeine. -
unicornmeat 8yr @annefood but coffee DEhydrates our bodies, doesn't it? Why does it count if it effects the opposite of what we want (hydration)? -
annefood 8yr Great tip @ManningFarm ! @unicornmeat good question. There has been a lot of conversation surrounding the diuretic effects of caffeine intake stemming from a study done in the late 1920s. However, current science doesn't provide any conclusive evidence to back that up, and indicates that caffeinated drinks such as coffee do contribute to one's total water intake as do noncaffeinated beverages.
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unicornmeat 8yr oh, okay! thank you for the information. didn't know that this study is THAT old... in Austria it's usual and more or less traditional to get a glass of water with every ordered coffee because of the 'fact' (or rather rumour?) that coffee dehydrates. @annefood
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annefood 8yr You're welcome @unicornmeat ! Well, an extra glass of water with your coffee is a great way to drink more water! I love that. If we all drank a glass of water with each coffee it would be so much easier to get to our 8 per day :) That's a great tip!
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unicornmeat 8yr True that! without realizing it, I (or we Austrians) did something even better than just compensating the coffee :) @annefood
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annefood 8yr :) @unicornmeat