H2O = water

hdrider8968

Ok this is one of my pet peeves... Water is nothing else but h2o. It bugs me when people talk about "flavor water" if what you drink has a flavor taste, color or anything like that, news flash it's not water. True it may be made with water, but when you put chemical packets to enhance the taste it's no longer true h2o. And what's in those packets will do more harm than good.

Water = h2o

Not this or any other drink whose ingredients is more than h2o
 Aquafina FlavorSplash


Flavored Water
  Country: USA
  Flavor: Citrus Blend
  Sweetner: Splenda
  Carbonation: No
  Container: Plastic

  Aquafina Citrus Blend FlavorSplash Ingredients:
Filtered Water, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Benzonate, Sodium Citrate, Sucralose (splenda) Calcium Disodium EDTA.

EuroDriver12

should make this a sticky!!!

LIKE LIKE!!

HorrorChix89

*waiting for something interesting*

bm99

I wasn't aware that adding flavor changes the h2o molecules to something else

jordalyssa94

Even if it isn't quite water, it still is often a step up from sugary carbonated sodas, or sodas with the same chemicals as the flavored water you're talking about, or many juices, some people need it as a stepping stone into the world of better hydration, and some people just enjoy it. Obviously water is the best for it but, flavored water is still doing better then most other options.

BuckeyeLife

I wasn't aware that anyone cared this much... Or what stems it really... People are drinking something other than caffeinated, carbonated, carb loaded soda... Or any other various drink that is relatively horrible for you. I'd be curious to see how flavoring water is more harm than good exactly.

Drinking 64 oz of no calorie(for better or worse here) flavored "water" as you hate... Or a 2 liter of soda or diet soda.... Pretty sure the chemically altered water is doing a lot more good than the soda which has even more crap added.

I get its a pet peeve, but man, I can't imagine something like that getting under my skin....

BuckeyeLife

Even if it isn't quite water, it still is often a step up from sugary carbonated sodas, or sodas with the same chemicals as the flavored water you're talking about, or many juices, some people need it as a stepping stone into the world of better hydration, and some people just enjoy it. Obviously water is the best for it but, flavored water is still doing better then most other options.

I think dude just gets pissed that people pop reference flavored water like it is as good as water by itself, when there is a small difference. I may have misunderstood that though.

juliekaiser1988

I wasn't aware that adding flavor changes the h2o molecules to something else

^^^ this

I'm counting my steeped green tea.

EuroDriver12

i dont count anything as my "water intake" unless its literally a cup of water...

protein shakes dont count
flavoured water dont count
tea dont count
coffee dont count\

even when starting a dehydration process i drink 2.0-3.0 gallons of CLEAN PURE WATER on top of my protein shake n coffee

Lieberm

Well I for one don't always enjoy plain water. Right now I have a sore throat from a cold. I often add an ounce or so of pure fruit juice to make it go easier. No different than drinking them separately.

Hpmichigan

I wasn't aware that adding flavor changes the h2o molecules to something else

Exactly, if that is the case than what you get from the tap isn't h20 either. Fluoride, Chlorine and other chemicals are used in water treatment in the united states.

As far as dieting goes; even if you add crystal light to everything glass of water you drink you are still getting the required daily amount of water.

BuckeyeLife

I only count water by itself as well. I drink at least a gallon a day, but I am not nearly as active as Euro.

Meevz

A few squeezes of fresh lemon makes plain old water taste soooo delicious in my opinion! And no artificial sweeteners to worry about!

wellbert

Ok this is one of my pet peeves... Water is nothing else but h2o. It bugs me when people talk about "flavor water" if what you drink has a flavor taste, color or anything like that, news flash it's not water. True it may be made with water, but when you put chemical packets to enhance the taste it's no longer true h2o. And what's in those packets will do more harm than good.

Water = h2o

Not this or any other drink whose ingredients is more than h2o
 Aquafina FlavorSplash


Flavored Water
  Country: USA
  Flavor: Citrus Blend
  Sweetner: Splenda
  Carbonation: No
  Container: Plastic

  Aquafina Citrus Blend FlavorSplash Ingredients:
Filtered Water, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Benzonate, Sodium Citrate, Sucralose (splenda) Calcium Disodium EDTA.

You're wrong.
Source - Elementary school level chemistry.

CountDown321

Water = h2o

Not this or any other drink whose ingredients is more than h2o

So, tap water, isnt really water. There is fluoride and chlorine and many other chemicals in tap water. Bottled water often has some sodium or other naturally occurring mineral residue that isnt H2o either. So by your definition, water is only distilled water.

Really, if your body can reasonably obtain the H2O it needs from the liquid, its probably safe to count it as water. I cringe at calling soda or carbonated drinks water, however for the sake of tracking how much H2O your body is getting, they count.

HorrorChix89

i dont count anything as my "water intake" unless its literally a cup of water...

protein shakes dont count
flavoured water dont count
tea dont count
coffee dont count\

even when starting a dehydration process i drink 2.0-3.0 gallons of CLEAN PURE WATER on top of my protein shake n coffee

sun33082

This is a pet peeve of mine too. My body tells me that flavored water, tea, diet sodas, etc are not water. When I drink those I do not pee as much as I do when I just drink water.

artickb22

i dont count anything as my "water intake" unless its literally a cup of water...

protein shakes dont count
flavoured water dont count
tea dont count
coffee dont count\

even when starting a dehydration process i drink 2.0-3.0 gallons of CLEAN PURE WATER on top of my protein shake n coffee

I'm the same, if I have unsweet tea or coffee or an energy something or other...I chart that seperatly. plain ole water is all that goes into my "water consumed" calculations for the day. And that is on average 10-13 cups a day....sometimes alot more...

angelashay42

All liquid hydrates you. The only reason that soda, coffee, green/black tea do not hydrate you as much as plain water, is because they have caffeine which can dehydrate you. So it's counter-balanced.
But any non-caffeinated liquid will moderately hydrate you. Technically, you could drink your own piss and still get hydration from it. Don't you people watch Bear Grylls?

kiminikimkim

I agree ppl should be drinking plain water despite the taste or lack thereof. It gives your kidneys a nice break from filtering and helps the spleen filter the blood more easily.

I hate reading posts about ppl advocating drinking any type of beverage instead of water, claiming its just as good for the body. Drinking coffee, energy drinks, artificial sweeteners.... That stuff needs to be filtered by our bodies.

sisierra

i dont count anything as my "water intake" unless its literally a cup of water...

protein shakes dont count
flavoured water dont count
tea dont count
coffee dont count\

even when starting a dehydration process i drink 2.0-3.0 gallons of CLEAN PURE WATER on top of my protein shake n coffee

bahahah! love this!
But kudos to you Euro.
I do however count the water that goes into my tea and protein shake. Since no chemical reactions happen when I make those things, I'm still gonna say its got some solid H20 in there.
On a separate note, don't be such a downer! If people need to flavor their water to drink, by all means let them, its better than being dehydrated :drinker:

knk1553

I'm a big advocate for plain water, which really if you drink anything but distilled water it has something in it, but I do believe that good hydration comes from water with nothing added to it. HOWEVER, like stated above by multiple people, some people need a stepping stone, if you have someone who is drastically changing their diet/eating habits from a diet of almost entire fast food, soda, sweet tea, and other sugary drinks, and they switch to water with crystal light, or mio, or flavored water, I think its ok. Do I think that people should try to switch over to water with nothing added? Yes, but its called making progress, and progress is made ins steps and change and progress take time. So yes, I agree, that water is water and drinking water with nothing added is way way better for you, but isn't drinking water with flavoring added better than drinking soda, juice, or other sugar loaded beverages? I used to HATE water and always added Crystal light to it, even when I switched to drinking plain water I always had lemon in it, and then I developed an allergy, even after that it took me a long time to get up to drinking 10+ glasses of water a day, enjoying it, and craving it like I do now.

bm99

I agree ppl should be drinking plain water despite the taste or lack thereof. It gives your kidneys a nice break from filtering and helps the spleen filter the blood more easily.

I hate reading posts about ppl advocating drinking any type of beverage instead of water, claiming its just as good for the body. Drinking coffee, energy drinks, artificial sweeteners.... That stuff needs to be filtered by our bodies.

Our bodies are MADE to filter. Obviously everything should be in moderation, I don't advocate NEVER drinking water, but our bodies are specifically made to filter out the nasties and keep the good stuff. Should we give our heart a break from pumping? Our lungs a break from breathing?

HMonsterX

As far are pure hydration is concerned:


Here we go again!

You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/


As for tea/coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.

di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.


http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

bm99

As far are pure hydration is concerned:


Here we go again!

You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

:flowerforyou:

^Not a sarcastic flower. This is a great post

tigersword

joehempel

I usually end up with 4-6 cups using flavoring, and about 4-8 without.

I see no change in my restroom habits regardless of if it's water, or water with flavoring.

I do drink mostly the kind of flavoring that say "energy" or basically a fancy term for caffeine. I drink that instead of like Mountain Dew or Coke since I can't drink coffee, or tea (really loathe the taste of both)

gogojodee

i dont count anything as my "water intake" unless its literally a cup of water...

protein shakes dont count
flavoured water dont count
tea dont count
coffee dont count\

even when starting a dehydration process i drink 2.0-3.0 gallons of CLEAN PURE WATER on top of my protein shake n coffee

Ditto!

Jorra

I hope you're only drinking water synthesized via electrolysis right before you drink it, otherwise it's not water.

http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/index.cfm

Elizabeth_C34

I hope you're only drinking water synthesized via electrolysis right before you drink it, otherwise it's not water.

http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/index.cfm

Was JUST about to post this. Jorra, you genius mindreader you...

twiztid_princess

A few squeezes of fresh lemon makes plain old water taste soooo delicious in my opinion! And no artificial sweeteners to worry about!

Lemon in water is actually good for you... When my tummy is acting icky, I drink water with lemon and mint.