Is demineralized water as healthy for you as tap water?

etalns

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I looked at ym Canadian springs water bottle today and it said Demineralized Water, does that mean it's basically just liquid going through my system without many beneficial effects other than cleansing my system? and making me urinate alot...
 

deftron

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Demineralized water absorbs stuff more, so it will pick up things in
the air like carbon monoxide and become acidic.
The absense of minerals will also make you lose electrolytes.

More minerals is better

And, not sure if its hypotonic or not, but i think that's harmful to cells.


 

0roo0roo

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thats kinda odd, ussually bottled water has minerals right? gotta have some or else it tastes ick.

plus, isn't that the whole point of spring water? else ur just buying distilled water best left to tasks like automobile batteries and water cooling setups:p
 

Psycho18

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I figured that RO water is filled with minerals and tap water is filled with poo.
 

0roo0roo

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i have a brita water filter jug, carbon filters don't take out minerals right?
 

WinkOsmosis

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i have a brita water filter jug, carbon filters don't take out minerals right?

I don't think they take out anything. I have no idea how they claim to remove lead.
 

XCLAN

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Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i have a brita water filter jug, carbon filters don't take out minerals right?

I don't think they take out anything. I have no idea how they claim to remove lead.

yeah...what a scam those things are...i work in a solution mining plant...and have personally seen what kinda stuff thosr pur and brita filters let slip by....a friend of mine was doing tests just cuzz he has access to do so...i wont pay 25 cents for one of those filters
 

sharkeeper

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18 MEG DI water is good to make instant iced tea with. Drinking it straight out of the tank is just weird. Kind of like drinking liquid oxygen without the freeze and exploding tooth fillings.

-DAK-