is drinking tea dehydrating?

maradona10

ive heard that drinking tea can be dehydrating due to the caffeine content. is this so?

i hope all the experts pardon my ignorance

ErinGoBrath

As far as I know it's a diaretic so yes it would be dehydrating.

radiospan

Says here it's an urban myth: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5281046.stm

I dunno.

Hanley

Either way, drink more water.

Latchy

Yes i have the same problem and tend to pee more bacuse of my love for tea, suppose i should be drinking more water to .

Incidently whats the best tootpaste for removing tea stains, or should i start a new thread ?

t-ha

It does have a slightly diuretic effect, however you drink it with water so overall a cup of tea is hydrating. Even a cup of strong coffee is hydrating AFAIK.

maradona10

outside of tea then what would be a good warm drink

Latchy

Hot chocolate ...

rubadub

maradona10 wrote: »

outside of tea then what would be a good warm drink

In winter I drink hot water (microwaved is best for taste reasons), and honey & lemon. Or soup

ErinGoBrath

maradona10 wrote: »

outside of tea then what would be a good warm drink

Green tea. Less caffine and loaded with benefits.

Latchy

Bovril is also good on a cold day ,full of B-vits ....

Shrimp

latchyco wrote: »

Incidently whats the best tootpaste for removing tea stains, or should i start a new thread ?

PM hanley, he's good for these kinda questions.

spadder

Hot whiskey with lemon and cloves?

g'em

maradona10 I can't decide if you're incredibly incompetent or a commoner garden troll.

As per Dragan's requests I can back up my claims with links: today you've started 5 threads including this one asking about tea being dehydrating. If you had used that magical search button at the top of the forum, or had even being paying attention to the forum in the past couple of days (which I know you have seeings how you've been posting here) you'd know that the answer to this question was given on page three of this thread:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055178071&highlight=coffee&page=3

I'm *all* for asking other people for information, but this is a give and take situation - with all the information we learn, the decent thing to do is give something back and not continually start threads asking increasingly random and inane questions.

I strongly suggest that you take the excellent advice given by Hanley in his Keeping It Simple thread (obligatory linkage: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055180269) which as he says himself is not directed at anyone in particular, but in your case would certainly be applicable, stop asking questions, take the advice you've been given and start doing something. Or at least start start using www.google.com

And the next time you do want information, be prepared that it might just involve you having to change your mind about something. Sometimes when people more experienced, more knowledgeable and with a hell of a lot more time under the bar than you try to tell you something, it's usually worth your while to just stfu and listen. Better to keep you mouth closed and all that. Any more carry on about whey being contaminated without proof and you'll be off the board faster than you can say EU certified. That's not a threat, it's a request to start abiding by the first Charter Rule: Get Your Facts Straight.