<div dir="ltr"><div>Found this on another list...</div>
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<div><<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/26/cl.get.fluids/index.html">http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/26/cl.get.fluids/index.html</a>><br>is an interesting article on getting enough water. It mentions, in<br>
part, that food provide more or less water (depending on type and<br>cooking). I was also struck by these paragraphs:</div>
<p> Caffeine considerations</p>
<p> You may have heard about the dehydrating effects of caffeine. But<br> leading health authorities including the Institute of Medicine and<br> the American College of Sports Medicine say that's a myth. While<br>
caffeine does signal our kidneys to rid our bodies of excess<br> water, it does so for only a short time, so we still retain more<br> fluid than we lose after sipping a caffeinated beverage.</p>
<p> The Institute of Medicine reports caffeinated beverages contribute<br> to our daily water needs as much as noncaffeinated drinks. In a<br> study published in 2007 in the International Journal of Sport<br> Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, when researchers asked cyclists<br>
to bike for two-plus hours under hot, humid conditions, they found<br> a caffeine-infused sports drink was as hydrating as a traditional<br> sports drink.</p></div>