So, like plain water, then?
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FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 months ago
Paltrow is full of shit broadly speaking of course, but she may be accidentally (technically) onto something here: A more ph neutral drink would be a little better for your teeth compared to one that's more acidic or basic, wouldn't it?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Venat0r@lemmy.world 4 months ago
yeah but if you want lemon flavoured water…
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 months ago
Yes, but lemony.
Enkrod@feddit.org 4 months ago
And with juuuuust a tiny bit more sugar so the bacteria in your mouth can create more acid to bathe your teeth in way longer than the water remains in your mouth, nice.
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 months ago
Practically, it's probably a wash (both ph wise and sugar wise) but still way better for you than soda.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Yeah, but with lemon flavour. I think the idea is if you started with plain water, then added lemon, you’d now have lemon flavoured acidic water. If you start with alkaline water, you’d end up with lemon flavoured neutral water.
lime@feddit.nu 4 months ago
since the pH scale is logarithmic^-1^ you’d need to be veeeery particular about the amount of lemon. i think you need 100l water to neutralize 1ml lemon juice
lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
“Influencers discover this surprising health hack: drinking ‘raw’ water”
hakase@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Reminds me of “beef milk” from Parks and Rec.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
This will be RFK’s new thing.
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 4 months ago
Oh good lord no. Who knows what bacteria they’ll start ingesting because the water is “raw”
huf@hexbear.net 4 months ago
so… just drink water?
happybadger@hexbear.net 4 months ago
Poor drink water. I need emotional support water that costs $10 per bottle. Prestige water.
LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 4 months ago
They already have fiji water which iirc the last time I saw any study of microplastics in water supplies had the least of any bottled water, how much more prestigious does it need to brew
SoyViking@hexbear.net 4 months ago
Study after study had shown that most tap water from a reasonably well-maintained public water supply has less microbes and pollutants than bottled water. Most of the time it also tastes better.
Enkrod@feddit.org 4 months ago
The level of pH difference we’re talking about here is negligible. You’re constantly bathing your teeth in your (slightly acidic) spit and swallowing your spit all the time, the very few moments your teeth come into contact with slightly more alkaline water have no lasting influence. Plain tap-water (also slightly alkaline with a pH of ~7.5 in most of the US) would have the very same effect.
Brushing your teeth after a meal and abstaining from sugary drinks is where the difference is at, Everything else is talking about if Mount Everest is higher when you place a grain of sand on top… technically yes, but no.