Training & Nutrition - Tea is good for you and rehydrates as well as water, says UK study (link follows)

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billallbritten
05-22-07, 10:17 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5281046.stm

Disclaimer: Study funded by Tea Council of UK. Not a total disqualifier of validity but something to keep in mind.

VanceMac
05-22-07, 11:08 AM
Not a total disqualifier of validity

It is, in my opinion. But at least it can lead to peer review and follow-up studies by less biased sources.
CastIron
05-22-07, 02:26 PM
...rehydrates as well as water...

Well duh. Did some group really need to fund this study?

Al.canoe
05-22-07, 05:08 PM
I doubt it has much to do with tea. Apparently, it has been discovered that caffeine is not a diuretic. Therefore, tea and coffee will hydrate almost as well as water. This is discussed in Monique Ryan's Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes.

Al