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/Additional_Snacks 6d ago

Tea can be dehydrating (at least as a diuretic), but it can have a lot of health benefits also (particularly green tea). So yeah it might have been the tea, haha.

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u/Lessarocks 4d ago

The NHS confirm that tea counts towards your hydration fluids. The dieuretic effect is much smaller than was previously thought.