Coffee can dehydrate the body because it has diuretic properties. As long as we are drinking enough water, coffee is unlikely to dehydrate the body.
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Coffee has a mild diuretic effect in the body and this is why it is suggested to combine a coffee drink with an additional glass of water. Anyway it is not common to have dehydrations caused only by drinking coffee. Dehydration usually includes more than one cause, including hot days or high temperature spaces, poor water consumption and excessive body water loss after extreme exercise for example.
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The caffeine in coffee has a diuretic effect. However, its moderate consumption does not cause dehydration. Older adults or children could be more susceptible to this effect and could become dehydrated if they drink copious amounts of coffee.
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