Water + Tea ≠ -Water, the idea that tea is dehydrating is an "urban myth" (but how "urban" can a belief about
tea really be?).
The legend originated with the true notion that extremely high doses of caffeine cause dehydration. While studies have proven this fact, the European Journal of Clinical Medicine has officially found that having strong cups of coffee and tea-a few times a day, even-will still amount to a net gain of fluid.
No wonder we've been guzzling
coffee and
chai six times a day and *not* passing out in the streets.
In conclusion:
- 3-4 cups of tea/day can lower your chances of having a heart attack
- Tea *may* protect against cancer, though scientists aren't exactly sure how (which is good enough for me!)
- Tea protects against tooth plaque and eventual decay (no wonder my yellowish-brown tea-stained teeth are strong as oxen!)
- Not only does tea REhydrate with the water used to make it, it *also* contains antioxidants
Take that, water!
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w00t go tea...
Hell yes! I love tea even more now.
YAY! I love tea. That's all I drink :)
I'm glad my town has a specialized tea place. They have the most unique kinds of tea there.... and they make it from scratch :)
Wow i never knew that! I drink 4 cups of greentea per day, do that's good :D
So coffee is still bad? Dang.
I love tea, all kinds of teas from flower tea (rose, chrysanthemum) to leaves (green, jasmine, wulong)
my mom always says drinking too much green tea is bad because it is too "cold" for our bodies. (Chinese saying).
@watermoolen@xanga - coffee was never bad, lol. in fact it's good for you in many of the same ways that tea is good for you, this study/article just focused on tea because, presumably, it was conducted by a British company and reported by the BBC-everyone knows that all the English do is drink tea and fly around using umbrellas.
Hooray for tea! :)
I knew I loved drinking tea for a reason!
does thai tea with cream and sugar count?
"Take that, water!" hahahah
I can't wait to be retired and drink tea all damn day. Well, I guess I could do that now, but it seems more fitting.
Anyways, it seems like there is always a study that says such and such is bad for you, and then two weeks later it's good. I'm waiting for some study to conclude push-ups are bad for you.
hahaha WIN ^^
Well said!
I'm rather fond of Tea myself, got to have at least a cup a day!
Cheers!
I hate tea. =P
I fucking love tea :)
this is extremely interesting because i've been staying away from tea because i thought it was dehydrating me. i used to have about a cup a day and then stopped. i think i'll go back to drinking it now that i know this. :)
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... I always loved tea. I love tea.
Thanks for the post. It's rather informative.
The magical wonders of tea.
And tea is yucky. >:P
man and i always thought having tea before i go to school is whack
I knew it was still hydrating! My boyfriend is always telling me that tea will dehydrate me, but honestly, it's either tea or nothing, so I think I'm better off drinking a few cups of 'dehydrating' liquid than none at all.
yea! Now I can back up my reason for being a tea addict.
Ugh, tea is gross.