Posted on 06/17/2025 9:13:39 AM PDT by Enterprise
If you live in one of these states, it might be time to put down your coffee mug (at least for now). With a record-breaking heatwave sweeping across the Southwest, experts are warning that your daily cup of joe could do more harm than good. As temperatures soar well into the triple digits, staying hydrated is absolutely essential. Experts are calling out specific areas of the U.S. and urging people there to avoid coffee. The warning covers parts of California, Arizona and Nevada.
The problem is caffeine, which is the key ingredient in coffee. Caffeine acts as a diuretic, meaning it can make you lose fluids faster and increase the risk of dehydration. And in extreme heat, dehydration can quickly lead to heat exhaustion or even heat strok
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I know a few people on Phoonix. I’d rather try snatching raw meat away from a hungry tiger than taking their coffee away.
She must have gotten an extra cookie for writing this garbage.
LOL!!!
“The problem is caffeine, which is the key ingredient in coffee. Caffeine acts as a diuretic, meaning it can make you lose fluids faster and increase the risk of dehydration.“
Chick logic. Like beer, it’s 99% water. The hydration value actually exceeds its diuretic value. You won’t hydrate as much as you would with pure water only, but if you are in a desert, only a fool would pass up coffee or beer.
Yeah, I've been doing it all wrong for 33 years, now they tell me.
Southwest Arizona in June, hot...Never happened before.
Not only that, but it's HERESY!
Nannies gotta nanny…
If all the Californians need to get hydrated, what are they gonna do in the next fire season. Newsome and Bass will probably come up with a urination tax to be used to dismantle a couple more reservoirs.
I’ve been hearing that lie for years. “Don’t drink beer when you’re working outside in the summer. You will dehydrate.” Tell them to the Modelo chuggers who roof around here.
Yeah, we have dummies here (mostly newcomers) that will work outside or go hiking in the heat without the proper precautions, just like in snow country some people die of exposure to the cold, but those are exceptions.
I guess they haven’t heard of air conditioning.
Coffee has a net positive hydration effect. Despite its diuretic properties, the water content in coffee (about 95-99% for black coffee) outweighs the mild fluid loss caused by caffeine. Studies, like one from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2014), show that moderate coffee consumption (up to 4 cups daily) contributes to daily fluid intake and doesn’t significantly dehydrate you. Factors like caffeine tolerance and added ingredients (e.g., sugar or cream) can slightly alter this, but overall, coffee hydrates more than it dehydrates.I'd trust Grok's vast "research" a million times more than the "experts" the idiot author interviewed.
LOL. AS IF. You might as well ask a meth addict to put down the pipe. You can slam 2 liters of water after your morning coffee. It is not that hard to hydrate. If you are really worried about it and you don’t care about sugar consumption, slam a large Gatorade after your morning coffee.
Quit coffee in a heat wave. LOL. Right. Yeah. Sure. Morons. These people are f’g morons.
What a Karen. We aren’t little children. Sheesh.
Yep.
That was basically my response.
No. Go away.
I was so surprised that Arizona was hot this year. That almost never happens.
Or perhaps, “HEARSAY”.
In the Deep South, they have always had their coffee and tea. They need it in the debilitating heat.
Experts? MAGA BARF!
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