dehydrate
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“There’s this myth that coffee is a diuretic and is going to dehydrate you, it’s not true,” says Juli MacKenna, manager of clinical nutrition at Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Hydrating the salt releases heat, which is used to heat the building, and extra heat from the heat pump at other times of day is required to dehydrate, or charge, the TCM.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
Mehta recommends switching to a hydrating, more cream based, cleanser and also decreasing application of products such as retinoids, exfoliant, and vitamin C, which can dehydrate skin.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 28, 2023
Pumpkins give them diarrhoea - they lose weight, dehydrate and "will struggle to survive hibernation", he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
It was important that they did not dehydrate.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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While Gatorade has traditionally emphasized hydration, caffeine is a diuretic that dehydrates the body; Fast Twitch is meant for before a workout, with consumers drinking a more hydrating beverage during and after exercise.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
Ward dehydrates vegetable pulp along with seasonings and soaked chia seeds and even nuts, using the same method as fruit leather, to make raw vegan crackers.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2022
The disease also dehydrates bats and wakes them from winter hibernation, using energy that they can’t replace because the insects they eat aren’t flying around.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
The company sources its roses from South America and dehydrates the flowers at peak bloom.
From Fox News ● Feb. 1, 2022
This addition coagulates any albumen and dehydrates the fat.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
She became lethargic, dehydrated and disinterested in food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Low is defined as drinking less fluids to the point of being underhydrated, but not dehydrated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In very high temperatures, especially for older adults or people who are dehydrated or unwell, fans alone may not be enough.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
She was left with a piece of apple but was stressed and dehydrated.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
We were both dehydrated, but water was a day’s walk away.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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For those who do head out to eat, the health ministry has issued some advice: to choose pasta over meat, and switch dehydrating coffee or cold beer for a glass of water.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
I fill the bicycle trailer and, back home, launch into a flurry of dehydrating, freezing and jam-making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
"To see nanoscale structures with standard electron microscopy, we fix and dehydrate the tissues, but freezing them retains their shape -- similar to freezing a grape rather than dehydrating it into a raisin," says Watanabe.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
Meanwhile inside of a game’s universe humans survive by dehydrating to a flatness that enables others to roll them up and carry them around like a yoga mat.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
He did seem aware, though, if only just, that the heat of the water was beginning to have a dehydrating effect on him.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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