Myth Busted – Coffee Doesn’t Cause Dehydration

Water is undoubtedly the elixir of life. Without it our bodies will cease to function within 3-5 days, a remarkably short period of time. For years we’ve often heard that coffee causes dehydration and that we should supplement every cup of coffee consumed with a cup of water. At best we’re told to not count coffee towards our daily intake of water.

New research from the University of Birmingham (1) is challenging this theory and claiming that there is no evidence that the moderate consumption of coffee has no impact on our levels of hydration.

With an estimated 1.6 billion cups of …read more