Let's Settle This ― Does Coffee Actually Dehydrate You? |
Hand holding a cup of coffee
When I’m sweating like a pig and panting like a dog in spin class, the last thing I want to sip on is a hot cup of Java.
That might be why the common “coffee dehydrates you” belief is so easy to subscribe to ― there’s something about the slightly bitter beverage that feels drying, rather than hydrating, isn’t there?
After all, coffee is a known diuretic (like a laxative, but for pee), especially in high doses.
If the drink makes you lose water and is less thirst-quenching than regular H2O, it makes sense that you’d become more dehydrated the more you........