Black tea is not significantly different from water in the maintenance of normal hydration in human subjects: Results from a randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 588-595

  Ruxton, Carrie H ^a   Hart, Valerie A ^b  

^a Nutrition Communications   (United Kingdom)

^b Reading Scientific Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Hydration; Tea

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BICARBONATE; CAFFEINE; CREATININE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; UREA; WATER;

ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MALE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TEA; THEA NIGRA; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CAFFEINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TEA; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 80052962497     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511000456     Document Type: Review

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