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How much do you spend on bottled water?

Jacob Gaffney  in Health, Living , , , ,

If you buy certain brands of water thinking that it is cleaner or safer, experts say, you may as well be pouring money down the drain. InterWined’s thinking Coca-Cola’s Dasani and Pepsi’s Aquafina fit into this category.

“There is no guarantee that bottled water is any better than tap water. Twenty-five percent of bottled water is actually just repackaged tap water,” says Jane Sadler, M.D., family medicine physician on the medical staff at Baylor Medical Center at Garland.

In the US, bottled water is regulated by the FDA, but when it’s packaged and sold in the same state — which is the case with around 60 percent of bottled waters — it becomes exempt from FDA regulations.

“In fact, it’s been shown some bottled waters do not meet EPA standards so you really have to be careful in your selection of bottled waters. Make sure you know the company that’s producing it,” adds Dr. Sadler.

Dr. Sadler adds that it’s also important to pay attention to the how the water is processed.

“Be sure that you’re getting water that’s been distilled or that’s been processed through reverse osmosis.”

But experts say that filling your cup at the tap can be just as clean and healthy.
“We know that tap water is highly regulated by the EPA and we know that tap water is generally safe,” says Dr. Sadler.

Also, how you store your bottled water is critical. Water should not be kept at anything above room temperature. Leaving water for days in a hot car for instance can cause bacteria in the water to multiply.

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Sean
Sean said: April 15th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

If you ask me, bottled water’s something of sham — especially from the likes of Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

First, there’s the environmental impact of the packaging and bottling processes. Then, there’s the amount of water that often goes into making each individual bottle of water.

I’m all for water, as an alternative to sodas and other soft drinks, but, instead of purchasing a bottle of water from a shop, I take a bottle of tap water from home.

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