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TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

You're correct to an extent, but water is still a very useful source of minerals. Potassium, calcium, magnesium, and fluoride are all minerals and salts that we primarily get from water, and thus distilled water can cause a person to become deficient in these elements (Source).

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merde@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
primarily? That’s an exaggeration.

potassium > simply a banana

calcium > cheese, yoghurt, milk or if you’re vegan almonds and plant based milk, &c

magnesium > chocolate (cacao), nuts, spinach

the list goes on and on. Yes, you’re right, if you drink distilled water, you have to pay attention to deficiency but it’s not a big deal. Water, unless it’s enriched artificially, has traces of these minerals.
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