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    Talking Top 6 Myths About Bottled Water


    Bottled water — already a more than $10 billion industry — is the fastest-growing beverage category in the U.S. But is it good for you? Here's the pure truth.

    By Anndee Hochman

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    MYTH #1:
    BOTTLED WATER IS BETTER THAN TAP.

    Not necessarily. While labels gush about bottled water that "begins as snowflakes" or flows from "deep inside lush green volcanoes," between 25 and 40 percent of bottled water comes from a less exotic source: U.S. municipal water supplies. (Bottling companies buy the water and filter it, and some add minerals.) That's not really a bad thing: The Environmental Protection Agency oversees municipal water quality, while the Food and Drug Administration monitors bottled water; in some cases, EPA codes are more stringent.

    MYTH #2:
    PURIFIED WATER TASTES BETTER.

    The "purest" water — distilled water with all minerals and salts removed — tastes flat; it's the sodium, calcium, magnesium, and chlorides that give water its flavor. The "off" taste of tap water is the chlorine; if you refrigerate it in a container with a loose-fitting lid, the chlorine taste will be gone overnight.

    MYTH #3:
    BOTTLED WATER WITH VITAMINS, MINERALS, OR PROTEIN IS MORE HEALTHY THAN REGULAR WATER.

    "Vitamins, color, herbs, protein, and all the other additions to water — those are a marketing ploy," says Marion Nestle, Ph.D., professor of nutrition studies at New York University. Plus, the additives are usually a scant serving of the vitamins you really need in a day, adds Amy Subar, Ph.D., a nutritionist with the National Cancer Institute. Enhanced waters usually contain sugars and artificial flavorings to sweeten the deal and can pack more calories than diet soda. When it comes to providing fluoride, tap water usually wins, though that element is increasingly being added to bottled waters.

    MYTH #4:
    YOU NEED EIGHT 8-OUNCE GLASSES OF WATER EACH DAY.

    The Institute of Medicine recommends about 91 ounces (a little more than 11 8-ounce glasses) of fluid daily for women. But here's the thing: It expects 80 percent of that to come from water, juice, coffee, tea, or other beverages and the remaining 20 percent from food. That means if you drink a 12-ounce cup of coffee and a 12-ounce can of diet soda, you only need 48 more ounces (three 16-ounce glasses, or four soda cans' worth) for the day.

    MYTH #5:
    AFTER AN INTENSE WORKOUT, BOTTLED WATER IS BEST.

    There's a reason volunteers hand out Gatorade during marathons. If your workout lasts longer than an hour, you need to replace the water and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, that you've lost (that's what sports drinks generally do). For less intense workouts, regular water is fine.

    MYTH #6:
    WATER BOTTLES ARE EASY ON THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THEY CAN BE RECYCLED.

    Wouldn't it be nice? And it's not just the bottles. Eco-costs include manufacturing, trucking, shelving, and marketing. And meeting the annual U.S. demand for plastic bottles requires enough oil to keep 100,000 cars on the road for a year, says Janet Larsen of the Earth Policy Institute. Sure, the 70 million empty water bottles the U.S. produces per day can be recycled, but the sad truth is, about 86 percent of them end up in the trash. Hardly worth it, for what flows out of the tap and into a reusable glass for free.

    from:
    Health Myth - Bottled Water - Marie Claire - Marie Claire

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    nothing new. it has been a known fact that there's an 80-90% chance that your bottled water is as good as tap.

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    Definitely does not taste better.

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    thats why diri sa PINAS if mag order ka ug bottled water sa mga restro kay tagaan pa jud kag baso....LMAO!!! nawa na ang use sa bottled water.ma contaminated na hinuon...toinks kaayo!!!! maypa mag tap water nalang.

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    pero mas maau man ang bottled kaysa sa tap..

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    cge lang.. buying and drinking bottled water makes me feel safer.. haha..

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    US man diay ni tanan...what about sa philippines mas labaw pa cguro sa unom...

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    haha.. mao bitaw.. daghan daghan sad og mga myths diri..

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    nice input.. nice nice nice.. informative.. hehehe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkhkent View Post
    US man diay ni tanan...what about sa philippines mas labaw pa cguro sa unom...


    bro,number one myth diri sa pinas kay naay bottled water nga wa jud lami.nakapalit ko pag fiesta sa amoa town murag red ang plastic nga tag nya wa jud lami ang tubig inom nalang pod ko kay uhaw na kaayo.maypa muinom nalang sa gripo tag 12 pesos pa jud ang gamay na bottle.

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