Coffee.... one of five Surprisingly Healthy Foods

http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/5-surprisingly-healthy-foods?page=3

One real benefit for java lovers: your morning wake-up call can help satisfy your body's daily fluid needs. Studies show that coffee does not dehydrate habitual drinkers, as once believed, and can count toward your daily fluid quota, says Zied.

Another plus is that coffee is naturally calorie-free. But if you load it up with cream, sugar, whipped cream, and/or flavored syrup, the extra fat and calories can undermine any potential benefits.

There  has been this big discussion around here as to whether coffee counts toward daily fluid intake.  According the the above it does'  of course I realize that there's an argument that six cups of coffee a day isn't a good idea,  but at least I get my fluids