Replaceing water with green tea?

[matth87]

I usually drink 1-2 gallons of water a day is it ok if i drink all green tea in place of water? is there a huge disadvantage? isn't green tea just water with the tea stuff?

[jcamp19]

I think there is such thing of too much of a good thing. Tea has caffeine in it. 2 gallons of that is alot. Plus it's diuretic properties you'd be setting yourself up for failure.

Sorry for all my bad spelling. Im horrible at it and to lazy to spellcheck lol

Originally Posted by matth87

I usually drink 1-2 gallons of water a day is it ok if i drink all green tea in place of water? is there a huge disadvantage? isn't green tea just water with the tea stuff?

Green tea is good, but drink it on TOP of your water intake. If you can't take water, add some sugar-free flavor to it.

[tabasco.sauce]

I read somewhere that the benefit of green tea in preventing an enlarge prostate is that is suppress' cell growth, (which may or may not affect muscle growth)

too many studies out there to take all of them seriously though..

All teas have caffeine in various amounts (even decaf tea). Caffeine can dehydrate you, thus you would require proper intake of water to rehydrate your body.

I wouldn't recommends you replace water by any beverage.

[bigdane55]

I wouldn't completly get ride of water and replace it with green tea but rather drink a couple of cups of green tea on top of your daily water intake

[The Brotherhood]

In excessive dosages anti-oxidants become pro-oxidants. You do NOT want this. Do not drink too much green tea.