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13 August 2002
Filed under:Science & Technology at10:56 pm

According to an American Journal of Physiology article pointed out in David Harris’ Science News weblog:

  • Water contained in drinks such as coffee, tea or caffeinated soft drinks should count toward your total water intake
  • If your body needed more water you would get thirsty and
  • Dark urine doesn’t mean you are dehydrated.

    So under normal circumstances you don’t need to hit a water “target” for health – just drink when you are thirsty…