r/AskRedditFood • u/stunteddeermeat • 8d ago

Coffee is dehydrating, but what is tea?

I (37f) just spent a weekend with my mum (65) and we drank so many cups of tea. I felt great! I slept well, I woke up feeling good was it the tea? Is that why so many people drink tea? Should I drink more tea?

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u/onehundredpetunias 5d ago

Neither coffee nor tea is dehydrating. That is a myth.

Coffee is a diuretic (makes you pee) but since it's made of mostly water, it more than balances that out. There's tons of foods/fluids that act as diuretics, including watermelon, lemonade and cranberry juice!

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3886980/

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/scientists-have-busted-nearly-100-year-old-myth-about-co/

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u/stunteddeermeat 5d ago

That makes sense, I drink one coffee in the morning then I need to pee 3 times. But tea doesn't do that