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
But do not direct it at a child's body because that can dehydrate them.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
They dehydrate dangerously quickly without it, even in cooler seasons.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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It has been wrapped in plastic as the paleontologists try to control how fast it dehydrates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
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 company sources its roses from South America and dehydrates the flowers at peak bloom.
From Fox News ● Feb. 1, 2022
The hands are sterilised before putting on the gloves, preferably by a method which dehydrates the skin.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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
When it's hot, we lose water when we sweat, so we need to replace it or we become dehydrated.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Like other children in the camp, her siblings were dehydrated, hungry, and exhausted.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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"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," Watanabe said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Every trip requires McBride, 43, to undergo a special regimen, dehydrating himself so he won’t have to use the bathroom in flight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
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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