w: That explains the explosion in water retension
Wired.com occasionally does a chemical analysis of common consumer products. I was breezing through the contents of coffee, when I noticed something interesting.
Caffeine is a diuretic, so coffee newbies pee out the water quickly; java junkies build up resistance.
Diuretics are sometimes prescribed for people with water retention problems, sometimes associated with circulation (heart) problems. My father was. And my father was a life-long coffee drinker. As in, according to this analysis from Wired.com, a diuretic-resistant person, due to a caffeine habit.
Check out the article, read about coffee contains compounds that fight cavities and free-radical damage (antioxidants), provide niacin when hot enough (160 degrees Fahrenheit), and also provide tastes, smells and ptomaine poison components.
Hi, I saw your post. It’s true coffee is a strong diuretic (alcohol is too). If you don’t also drink a lot of water everyday you risk getting dehydrated if you consume too many diuretic substances. I get a lot of people contacting me who have been taking diuretics for years and now cannot come off them because they swell up so badly with water retention as soon as each pill wears off.
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