Thursday, July 16, 2009

REMOVING THAT COFFEE GUILT


Now is the high time to let go of any coffee intake guilt you have. Lifestyle wise, both young and adults alike are enjoying the aroma and refreshing taste of a cup of coffee whilst on move or at work. The myth that coffee is to cause dehydration remains to be myth, as a growing number of studies rule out coffee's dehydrating effect.

No need to kick of the habit, I shall say. For what has been said for years that it is so important to drink extra fluids with your coffee intake because coffee has been known to cause dehydration, is no longer true.It is recommended to drink around eight glasses of water a day, and coffee is no longer being seen as an enemy of that, but you are instead able to count your coffee beverages in the total tally. A study, conducted in 2007, looked at fluid balance, hydration and exercise in the heat, came to a conclusion that if you have no more than 300 mg to 400 mg of caffeine, there is no dehydration effect, either with exercise or at rest.

So go ahead, dose off, enjoy that distinct high that coffee gives you. For your cup of heaven would also be your hydration buddy from now on.

7 comments:

  1. Coffee is irrelevant to our health. We have 1,000 years of evidence to prove it.

    Still, people still want there to be some magical connection -- either for good or bad.

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  2. I used to be a coffee drinker; now I am a green tea drinker.
    I stop drinking coffee because it can decrease the chance of pregnancy...

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  3. Hello friend,
    Before I stopped smoking cigarettes more than 10 years ago, I used to drink around 3 cups of coffee a day. After I quit smoking, I seldom drink coffee. Coffee kept me awake.

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  4. I drink coffee because I like the taste and it's warm and soothing early in the morning, while watching the sunrise. I subscribed to your blog. It's very insightful. Thank you for your friendship on BlogCatalog. I can be found at many other places all over the web. http://www.retaggr.com/page/kindspirit

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  5. I drink coffee.... it doesn't matter to me what reasearch has to say....haha.

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  6. I like my morning coffee to get me going. Very nice blog you have.

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  7. It feels great to start a day with a cup of coffee and now knowing that its not at all harmful will make it more convenient. thanks for the info

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