Naugahyde. Naugahyde is an American brand of artificial leather. Naugahyde is a composite of a knit fabric backing and polyvinyl chloride plastic coating. It was developed by United States Rubber Company, and is now manufactured and sold by Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC, a privately held company.
Diuretics are substances that make you pee more, they make your body lose water. Beverages containing alcohol and caffeine are sort of accidental diuretics - that is, they're not drunk with the purpose of losing water but it happens anyway. Then there are substance that are taken with the explicit purpose of losing water.
But much of the hubbub stems from some misguidance when it comes to caffeine and it's deleterious effects. Here, we set the record straight on some common caffeine myths. Myth 1: Caffeine is dehydrating. Yes, caffeine has a mild diuretic effect, but you're also typically consuming caffeine in the form of coffee or tea. The water in those caffeinated beverages more than makes up for the dehydrating effects of the caffeine itself.