A nice Cuppa

[Eastender]

I know you are supposed to drink so many litres of water a day. But if you cannot drink that much water, would tea count towards the intake of water a person should drink daily?

[hannahjo]

In moderation tea is ok, but it�s not a good idea to replace a large amount of your water intake with tea, as tea contains caffeine which can make your body loose water.

[Gowergirl]

I believe herbal teas are fine

[morg_monster]

tea and coffee count because they contain water. but as hannahjo said, they do make you lose a bit of water (diuretic) so consider (say) 250ml of coffee to be the equivalent of less than 250 ml of water.

[morg_monster]

Also it isn't necessary to drink 2 litres of water a day. that stemmed from a misunderstanding. see my answer to the question below.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question188 094.html

[morg_monster]

sorry the end of that link should be

Question188094.html

[plzhelp]

I remember reading somewhere that drinking tea contributed to a person's recommended daily amount but try herbal teas with no caffeine or green tea which has less

[plzhelp]

or green tea which has less

[Gef]

Green tea contains just as much caffeine as normal tea.