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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by Practicality on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @01:20PM (#12445237)
Ok. While I am not going to give out my city, their water report says that their average chlorine level is 0.5 mg/L. The bottled water I drink has a full water report that simply says "not detected" for chlorine.

Perhaps I am just "sensitive" but something in the tap water gives me headaches.

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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by tbabb on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @01:23PM (#12445274)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocebo
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Re:Consumers are switching to water as they avoid sugary bev... by swift on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @02:11PM (#12445652)
Possible, but it's worth noting that some people are sensitive to chlorine. Public swimming pools often give me a headache and make my nose run, while the people around me don't seem to have a problem. In fairness I haven't isolated chlorine as the cause, but I've never had issues with natural bodies of water.
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