The Pros and Cons of Drinking Coffee

Coffee and Hydration

Due to its caffeine content, coffee has often been implicated as a diuretic that leaves one dehydrated. But recent research discovered that coffee may hydrate as well as water, as long as one keeps caffeine intake under 500 mg (there are about 95-200 mg in the average cup of coffee).

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March 18, 2014

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July 1, 2014