Last updated: September 2026 Tea hydrates you about as well as water does. Five separate clinical trials — including one run on expedition members at Mount Everest Base Camp — found no measurable difference in hydration markers between...

Plain loose-leaf tea does not break an intermittent fast — and the fasted stomach is where its catechins absorb best. One crossover trial measured plasma EGCG 2.7 times higher on an empty stomach than with breakfast. Here is...