| A number of high-end New York restaurants drew a | | | | pesticides.” |
| lot of media attention when they quietly stopped | | | | These contaminants were only found in extremely |
| serving bottled water in favor of tap water. While | | | | minute quantities, therefore they emphasized that |
| many tops chefs cited environmental concerns while | | | | bottled water wasn't a danger to the general public. |
| others had even bigger questions related to the | | | | “Most healthy adults' systems can handle the |
| overall health benefits of bottled water in general. | | | | contaminants but this is not always the case for |
| Like many mainstream news stories, the state of | | | | those with weakened immune systems (like children |
| bottled water has been a hot topic in the | | | | and cancer patients).” |
| blogosphere for some time. | | | | Interestingly enough, the Natural Holistic Health blog |
| Recently, a number of well-respected health blogs | | | | was adamant that potential health problems involved |
| weighed in with their expert analysis in order to clear | | | | more than just the quality of the water. “Then |
| up a number of popular misconceptions about the | | | | there is the bottle itself. Like water there is a big |
| health benefits of bottled water. | | | | variation in the quality of the plastic used. Poor quality |
| For instance, Diet Dish has a post revealing that | | | | plastics will leach chemicals into the water and as |
| bottled water is subject to fewer health standards | | | | such you may end up being worse off than had you |
| and they also note that tap water is regulated by | | | | drunk tap water in the first place.” Their post |
| the Environmental Protection Agency whereas | | | | also noted some mitigating factors related to |
| bottled water is considered a food product and is | | | | chemical exposure of bottled water. “The |
| regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. | | | | degree of leaching will be dependent upon how fresh |
| “The EPA sets standards for about 90 | | | | the water is, how it has been stored and whether it |
| different potential contaminants in drinking water... | | | | has been exposed to the sun.” A potential |
| Bottled water is actually tested less frequently for | | | | healthcare disaster could ensue if a large amount of |
| bacteria and chemical contaminants, and overall, the | | | | poisonous water bottles were in general circulation. |
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| Diet Dish also commented that those purchasing | | | | leaves little to be optimistic about. |
| bottled water were essentially flushing their money | | | | ABOUT HEALTHEDIA |
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