Is caffeine the part that makes a diuretic?!


Question:

Is caffeine the part that makes a diuretic?

coffee is a diuretic.
is that because of the caffeine?

is ice tea a diuretic?


Answers: Yes, caffeine is a diuretic. Ice Tea doesn't usually have high levels of caffeine, which doesn't really make it a diuretic but it will make you have to pee more than usual. i am sending you some website on the subject of caffeine and diuretic hope they help you out. yes it is because caffeine is a drug Parsley and other spices are diuretics. Caffeine is also a diuretic:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreediction... di-u-ret-ic : adj. : Tending to increase the discharge of urin.-noun. di-ur-nal ; ADJ. Pertaining to or occuring in the day or each day. Occuring or active during the daytime rather than at night, which opens in the day and closes at night.
caf-feine : A bitter white alkaloid,derived from coffee, tea and kola nuts, and is used as a stimulant and DIURETIC.



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