Re: [london.food] Thirsty

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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:27:46 +0000, Kate L Pugh wrote:
>   'The belief that beer or coffee draw fluid from the body is mostly a
>   myth, according to University of Alberta physiology Prof. Susan
>   Jacobs-Kaufman.

Well, they are both very diuretic to me.  Maybe the M.S., or maybe this 
article is mostly myth.  I know that the biochemistry angle we studied at 
uni says that caffeine and alcohol are definitely diuretic to most 
people...

Natalie

• [london.food] Thirsty Kate L Pugh 08:27 on 16 Feb 2004
  http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/02/11/water_salt040211
  • Re: [london.food] Thirsty Roger Burton West 09:26 on 16 Feb 2004
    Sounds like garbage to me. There's certainly significant water loss
  • Simon Wistow 09:28 on 16 Feb 2004
    Not really that related but, due to the wonders of free bottled water at
    • Roger Burton West 09:48 on 16 Feb 2004
      The thirst mechanism can be triggered by lack of salt. It's increasingly
      • too deep to show
    • Martin Frost 10:34 on 16 Feb 2004
      Could be air conditioning or excessive heating in a new office. At my current company's old office I used to get through four or five litres per day every day, because the air conditioning made the air so dry that my mouth was permanently dry.
  • Natalie Ford 10:31 on 16 Feb 2004
    Well, they are both very diuretic to me. Maybe the M.S., or maybe this

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