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Does Intake Of Coffee Cause Dehydration?
i have been reading about the pros and cons of drinking coffee. I am caring for a senior 92 yrs, who was admitted to the hospital for dehydration has come home after recovering and the aide insists on giving senior coffee all day long because it is a liquid. I have read in some medical journals that coffee in fact dehydrates, and that for every cup of coffee you drink must drink an equal amount of water. is this a current fact and if so, please verify facts as my protocol is decaffeinated coffee as an alternative? thank Rochelle
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Coffee is the subject of debate since the old days different people have different opinion and ideas but still it is being consume in a same amount, on medical ground coffee causes dehydration is not true, hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
Coffee is the subject of debate since the old days different people have different opinion and ideas but still it is being consume in a same amount, on medical ground coffee causes dehydration is not true, hope this information helps.
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