Like Brian we drink green ice tea all the time -- either brew it or buy from local store -- we make/use "diet" as we both watch sugar, Barry for his teeth's sake and me because I am slightly hypoglycemic. Green tea is one of the highest in antioxidants and may have a significant role in helping your body fight cancer.

According to our radiation nurse -- back when Barry was having treatment and getting amifostine, with its high requirement for pre-injection hydration -- any liquid was OK including Jello. He stuck to water pretty much but there was no restriction on tea. I recently read an article that essentially debunked the "caffeine-containing drinks are not hydrating" mantra, they found any liquid helped maintain hydration although plain old H2O was still the best!

Barry did find that, during treatment and a few months' afterwards, drinks high in sugar made his mouth feel "dry" -- this included some of these so-called "Vitamin Waters" and similar energy drinks. He tried these a few months ago and found they no longer had that effect.

Gail