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Health Check: does caffeine cause dehydration?

  • Written by Ben Desbrow, Associate Professor, Griffith University
imageStudies have found caffeinated drinks retain about as much fluid as water or sports drinks. Kyle Meck/Unsplash

For a long time people have been told that caffeine is a diuretic. For some, this translates into advice to avoid or remove caffeinated beverages from the diet of people at risk of dehydration, or during periods of extreme summer heat.

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