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Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling? Experts say, skip it all. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

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7	Moogle

5 months ago

Surprised there was no mention of the new evidence that tap water is actually better for you than bottled/distilled water.

Link:

http://www.ecospace.cc/environment/tap-water-revival-0208.htm

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35	dOntEAtp...

5 months ago

I'm surprised that they actually said this:

Scientists say there's no clear health benefit to chugging or even sipping water all day. So where does the standard advice of drinking eight glasses each day come from? "Nobody really knows," says Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a kidney expert at the University of Pennsylvania.

Nobody really knows?!? Wasn't it one of the Surgeon Generals of the United States who made this recommendation to the nation? Come on, do a little investigative research if you are going to write an article.

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7	Moogle

5 months ago

« dOntEAtpOOp : I'm surprised that they actually said this:

Nobody really knows?!? Wasn't it one of the Surgeon Generals of the United States who made this recommendation to the nation? Come on, do a little investigative research if you are going to write an article.

Apparently Snopes is claiming the 'nobody knows' approach as well:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

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35	dOntEAtp...

5 months ago

« Moogle : Apparently Snopes is claiming the 'nobody knows' approach as well:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

Interesting. Here is a little bit more info... But not much. I guess the source pretty much is anonymous.

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8	mango-fo...

5 months ago

« dollyllama :

Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling? Experts say, skip it all.

But what if I like drinking water?

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34	dollylla...

5 months ago

« mango-fox : But what if I like drinking water?

Then you're screwed!! ;)

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6	hilltoph...

5 months ago

its not "experts say" it's "an expert says" one idiot who claims to be an expert, it's all a load of un-supported crap... end of summarised rant..

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