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The Effect of Foods on Water Consumption
Particularly spicy delicatessen products like sujuk and pastrami, excessively salty cheeses like tulum and feta cheese, olives, pickles, and salty nuts are sodium stores and cause severe thirst. In addition, syrupy desserts like baklava cause a sudden spike in blood sugar, forcing the kidneys to use excessive water (causing thirst) to excrete the sugar.
Cucumbers, tomatoes, greens (lettuce, mint), watermelon, and strawberries, which have high fiber and water content, are wonderful water reservoirs. As protein, boiled eggs and homemade yogurt both keep you full for a long time and keep your need for water to a minimum because they do not tire the stomach.
This is one of the biggest misconceptions. Although tea and coffee are liquids, the caffeine and theine substances they contain have a "diuretic" effect. That is, rather than providing you with water, they stimulate the kidneys, causing the existing water in the body to be lost through urine. Consuming plenty of water is essential.
The information on this page is for general health advice. Please consult specialized physicians for personalized treatment or advice.
