Can I replace water with milk?
-
User: is milk better to drink than water
Peatbot.com: Milk and water serve different purposes and offer different benefits, so whether one is "better" than the other depends on your specific needs and context.
Water:
-
Essential for hydration.
-
Contains no calories, making it ideal for maintaining or losing weight.
-
Helps regulate body temperature, transport nutrients, and remove waste.
Milk:
-
Provides hydration but also contains calories, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
-
Rich in calcium and magnesium, which are important for bone health.
-
Contains small amounts of hormones like progesterone and thyroid, which can have metabolic benefits.
-
Can be a good source of energy and nutrients, especially for those who need extra calories or are engaged in physical labor.
For general hydration, water is typically the best choice because it is calorie-free and essential for basic bodily functions. Milk, on the other hand, can be a nutritious addition to your diet, providing essential nutrients that water does not. However, milk should not replace water entirely, as your body still needs plain water for optimal hydration.
In summary, both milk and water are important, but they serve different roles in your diet. It's best to consume both according to your hydration and nutritional needs.
-
-
It's quite an open ended question, you would get more of all the things milk provides of course, which would have various effects. I assume you're asking whether you would be adequately hydrated as that is the main reason people drink water. There was a study I recall which found milk was better for hydration than water or sports drinks, measured by urine output.
I know if I'm drinking a lot of milk I don't crave water at all, and probably get more water from the milk than if I was just drinking water.
-
Water's not very good for hydration. In a study where they looked at hydrating effect of coffee, it had a slightly diuretic effect on people who normally don't drink coffee but for regular drinkers it was as hydrating as water. But both sugar water and salt water were better.
I have a glass of water at night in case I sleep need to drink at night (normally don't) but other than that I almost never drink just water, oh and even that has a little salt.
-
I thought most Peaters didn't drink water. I've found that I almost never crave water, I get 99% of my hydration from milk and juice.
-
You would probably get fat.
-
@short_hope
What do you drink then? or do you just not drink? -
if you're totally replacing it then don't go above 1% fat
-
@RawGoatMilk88
Until I learn to get my nutrients from the sun and absorb moisture from the atmosphere I'm drinking milk, juice, coffee, tea (during the allergy season) sometimes a coke. -
I'm stating the obvious here but think it's worth stating as 'milk makes you fat' seems a common belief. If you're eating a complete diet and add milk you will probably gain weight, if the milk replaces other food sources you shouldn't get fat. An extreme example is that if I only drink whole milk for my calories and don't eat anything else, I don't don't get fat.
-
Nothing wrong with that
-
I don’t think anyone thinks “milk makes you fat” but drinking milk exclusively in place of water probably would.
-
Milk IS lightly acidifying.
Water IS more valuable for what it takes away than what it brings.
There are two kinds of water. Water as food and water as purifying agent (cleansing agent).
Perso I'd target to balance lactose with m'y capacity to assimilate it cause WE are enzyme-limited. Could ferment then.
Note: Most of thé milks are recombined when not spécified. Traficoted. Mind thé source. -
@LucH Good comment re water should be thought of primarily as 'what it takes away'.
My own regimen is zero water intake and heavy milk consumption (1.5 to 2 liters per day, full fat).
I agree with @Sattva that dietary fears such as 'need water for hydration' and 'milk makes you fat' are generally overplayed (acknowledging that everyone's context will be different). I have found it difficult to reconcile Peat's recommendation of reduced-fat milk to avoid getting fat when consumed in large quantities with my own positive experience, benefitting from unlimited full-fat milk consumption with zero water intake.
I frequently try to convince my adult sons to reduce water intake. I worry that sipping on water throughout the day interferes with the body's utilization of nutrients and likely slows the basal metabolic rate, all else equal.
-
@b1 said in Can I replace water with milk?:
What do you drink then? or do you just not drink?
Just noticed I quoted the wrong person:
@RawGoatMilk88
Until I learn to get my nutrients from the sun and absorb moisture from the atmosphere I'm drinking milk, juice, coffee, tea (during the allergy season) sometimes a coke. -
@short_hope I drink 1.5+ liters of whole milk, orange juice, grape juice, lots of coffee w/ milk (throughout the day), occasional coconut water, fizzy drinks with sucrose/glucose.
Fluid content in the foods we eat (whole fruit, etc.) is often not included as it should be (or not easy to quantify) when people think about their fluid intake.
I grew up with parents very interested in health food and maintaining good hydration. And I raised my children pushing frequent water consumption on them, which I now regret (before reading Ray Peat on 'salt to taste' and dangers of excess water intake). I think excessive worry about dehydration and excess water intake worked against my health objectives. I'm now feeling like good metabolic health has been finally achieved (last 5-8 years) after stopping water drinking. Of course still using water to cook soup/broth, boil potatoes, etc.
