the extra H2O from coffee make up for any ill effects from the bean grinds.
“Well, no. Coffee is a diuretic. You’ll pump out more than what was in the coffee.”
Then I must be a Mummy. Since I’m not, your claim must be false.
“Drinking caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle doesn’t cause fluid loss in excess of the volume ingested. While caffeinated drinks may have a mild diuretic effect — meaning that they may cause the need to urinate — they don’t appear to increase the risk of dehydration.”
So what if coffee is a diuretic. I don’t think the benefit from water comes from retaining it but rather from flushing it through your body. Which means being a diuretic may amplify the benefits of the water you get from coffee.
Besides you didn’t hear me say that this was a rationale right?
So that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!