What exactly is the dehydrating effect of caffeine?
Posted by Caffe | Posted in Other - General Health Care | Posted on 05-01-2010
Tagged Under : Caffeine, Light Energy
AxisMundi asked:
For example, if I had 50mg of caffeine, how much water would I have to drink to counteract the caffeine’s dehydrating effect?
It’s actually Crystal Light Energy I’m concerned about. You mix it with about 17oz of water, and it has 120mg of caffeine. So I’m really asking how much water in addition to the 17oz I’d need to drink in order to break even.
For example, if I had 50mg of caffeine, how much water would I have to drink to counteract the caffeine’s dehydrating effect?
It’s actually Crystal Light Energy I’m concerned about. You mix it with about 17oz of water, and it has 120mg of caffeine. So I’m really asking how much water in addition to the 17oz I’d need to drink in order to break even.
Caffeine is a diuretic and causes you to use the facilities more those robbing the body of essential fluids.
100mg of water to replace the rapid rate acceleration of the heart.
For every ounce of soda you drink, you should drink twice that amount of water to replace the water that you’ll lose.
35 mg of water.
Its a diuretic. You should drink twice the amount of water as you drank of coffee. So if you drink 16 ounces of coffee, drink 32 oz of water to counteract.
BTW – coffee also actually leaches calcium from your body. Just something else to consider.
Interesting, never knew that.
Caffeine is a very mild diurectic, meaning it will make you pee a little more often. But it won’t cause dehydration at normal doses.
If the caffeine is in a drink, like coffee or soda, you get some water back from that.
As long as you’re peeing light colored or clear, you’re hydrated.
Coffee, tea, and soft drinks cause excessive urination which can result in dehydration since they are all diuretics. Have your morning coffee; then the rest of the day become addicted to water. It’s the great hydrator and constantly works to cleanse the body of toxins.
Caffeine is an alkaloid salt in the stimulant end of the drug spectrum. All stimulants amplify the normal processes of the body. Thinking, breathing, and pooping are a few of the many functions that are affected. Because of the energy boost the body works more quickly and thus consumes it’s own resources faster. Food and water quickly get used up to supply the body with fuel for zipping around the office. The average person should drink 8 ounces of water per 10-20mg of caffeine in order to stay properly hydrated.
The dehydrating effect of caffeine is very minimal. Coffee, tea, etc can all be part of a normal daily fluid intake. As with anything else, moderation is the key.