The US based Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine in its February 2004 report on «Dietary Reference
Intakes for
Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride and Sulfate» states, ``... caffeinated beverages appear to contribute to the daily total water intake similar to that contributed by Non-Caffeinated beverages.&r
Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride and Sulfate» states, ``... caffeinated beverages appear to contribute to the
daily total water intake similar to that contributed by Non-Caffeinated beverages.&r
water intake similar to that contributed by Non-Caffeinated beverages.»
He says other snacks with
water in them are fine, including ice pops and snow cones, as long as you watch the
total daily sugar and calorie
intake.
... Hence, unless additional evidence becomes available indicating cumulative
total water deficits in individuals with habitual
intakes of significant amounts of caffeine, caffeinated beverages appear to contribute to the
daily total water intake similar to that contributed by noncaffeinated beverages.»