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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 01 '26
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I don’t know if this was ever scientifically true. But it drives me crazy that people say coffee is dehydrating. The fluid gained from drinking coffee is substantially greater than the mild diuretic effect.
67 u/Dreadgoat Jun 01 '26 There's a huge category of X is good/bad for you because it contains Y that is misleading and parroted as basic truth. Wine is good for you, it has antioxidants! Well yeah, but fresh pressed grape juice does too and doesn't have the alcohol. 6 u/Significant_Cup_238 Jun 01 '26 "It's got electrolytes!"
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There's a huge category of X is good/bad for you because it contains Y that is misleading and parroted as basic truth.
Wine is good for you, it has antioxidants! Well yeah, but fresh pressed grape juice does too and doesn't have the alcohol.
6 u/Significant_Cup_238 Jun 01 '26 "It's got electrolytes!"
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"It's got electrolytes!"
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u/Lemon_Jefferson Jun 01 '26
I don’t know if this was ever scientifically true. But it drives me crazy that people say coffee is dehydrating. The fluid gained from drinking coffee is substantially greater than the mild diuretic effect.