Coffee tastes good, but for singers, the idea that caffeine dehydrates you, and subsequently your vocal folds, is a point of much contention among us. So, when this article came across my desk, it seemed a great time to share some good news about caffeine and dehydration. Coffee may not be as bad as we think!”
Article Reference:
Killer, S., Blannin, A., & Jeukendrup, A. (2014) No evidence of dehydration with moderate daily coffee intake: a counterbalanced cross-over study in a free-living population. PLOS One (www.plosone.org); Volume 9, Issue 1.
Amount of Caffeine Reference:
https://cspinet.org/eating-healthy/ingredients-of-concern/caffeine-chart
https://www.caffeineinformer.com/the-caffeine-database
Coffee Science Nerds Websites:
https://www.coffeechemistry.com/chemistry/alkaloids/caffeine-in-coffee
https://www.coffeescience.org/
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