So raise your cup if you are wrong in all the right ways !! ..... Coffee as memory booster......

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(NPR) Despite caffeine's , there's a belief out there that a daily coffee habit can cause dehydration.

So is it true? Not according to the findings of a .

Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the U.K. studied the fluid levels of 50 men who had a habit of consuming about three to six cups of coffee each day.

With this kind of moderate coffee consumption, the authors conclude that "coffee ... provides similar hydrating qualities to water."

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And, oh, I should mention another new that links caffeine to enhanced memory. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/13/262175623/coffee-myth-busting-cup-of-joe-may-help-hydration-and-memory