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Originally Posted by wyllenn
Ritzyfritz -- Just wondering if you had any updated info on caffeine and dehydration.
I've read that "they" used to think caffeine was a problem, but the recent evidence indicates that caffeine does not cause dehydration. When we drink caffeinated beverages, overall we increase our level of hydration.
Hi, wyllenn! I am a medical transcriptionist for reknown cardiac doctors who tell all their patients to NOT drink caffeinated beverages due to the extra work on the kidneys to excrete fluid due to the stimulant effect of the caffeine. I did a quick Google search just now for you, and the two below links give some very good information on this as well. These resources go right along with what I hear the doctors dictate all the time.
http://www.villanova.edu/studentlife...e=caffeine.htm
http://uimc.discoveryhospital.com/main.php?id=1877
I hope this is a help to you and everyone else.
While I'm sure infrequent small amounts of caffeine will not have a major negative effect, I have personally transcribed documents where quitting caffeine was a must for the patient to live. I have never heard the doctors dictate they must quit drinking water to live.
As with every other bit of things we read and hear, you have to just ponder the resources available to you and then make a decision for yourself. I tend to think that caffeine has more of an ill effect other than the excess work on the kidneys, but again, I have done my own studying and make that decision for myself. I also feel that drinking pure water is what was meant for our bodies when the good Lord created them, and this closes the caffeine argument
for me.
Here's wishing you all a very healthy journey!