Death by caffeine.

Among all media scares I think the 'Coffee dehydrator' scare is the most amusing.

A 30ml or 1.5 ounce shot of Espresso contains 68 - 77 milligrams of caffeine. Most research shows that up to 300mg of caffeine has little diuretic effect (R. J. Maughan, J. Griffin (2003) Caffeine ingestion and fluid balance: a review Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 16 (6), 411–420). This means you would have to consume about 4 odd espressos to want to run to the loo. And that too only if you not are a regular caffeine consumer (read everything from chocolates, tea, cola etc) or else your system is habituated to the effects of caffeine anyways….

Here is another bit of news. If you are more sensible than me and drink a regular filter coffee rather than an espresso, risteretto or caffeine tablets; then you consume enough and more fluid (read water) with that same drink.

Disclaimer: This blog is applicable to Humans only. Spiders may want to conduct their own research and not depend on everything humans say or for that matter publish in peer reviewed journals.