Is Bottled Water Really Good For Us? Presented by: Linda Gogola

Statistics Bottled water market constantly growing Average consumption by adults 700 liters per year Average per person is 90.5 liters per year Accounts for $11 billion each year Second to pop and mineral water

Why Do We Drink Bottled Water? Fashion Convenience Fitness conscious Perceived safety Taste Designer wars for the fashion conscious

Is Bottled Water Really Safe? Where does your bottled water come from? What chemicals are in the bottle?  Magnesium, Calcium, Chlorine, Potassium, Sodium, Lead  How do they affect the body?  Long term effects

What Chemicals are in Bottled Water Sodium Fluoride Chlorine Lead pH level Bacteria

Other Bottled Water Surprises Metal chips Melted plastic Glass fragments

Some of the Brands Tested Texas  Nestle Natural Spring Water  Natural Spring Water  Ozark Natural Spring Water Pennsylvania  Dannon Fluoridated Spring Water Florida  Walgreens Spring Water  Dannon Spring Water

Some of the Brands Tested Louisiana  Kroger Spring Water  Fiesta Spring Water Tennessee  Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water Imported Water  Evian Natural Spring Water  Glacia Natural Spring Water

Appropriate for everyone? Urinary frequency/urgency Immunosuppressed individuals Hypertension Children

Regulations World Health Organization involvement Food and Drug Administration  Bottled water is a food Environmental Protection Agency

Effects on the Environment It takes about 63 million gallons of oil each year Toxic waste byproducts of bottles  Enormous amounts of energy to produce the bottles made up of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) More than 85% of the bottles wind up in landfills Others are incinerated

Bottled Water Do’s Check the labels and read the content It may be appropriate to not only drink bottled water but to drink some tap water as well. Check your bottle  It may just be filtered municipal water  It may be partly mineral partly municipal water

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