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Re:U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever che... by hurxnid on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:15AM (#22117669)
That would almost certainly work but make sure to remineralize the water after.
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Re:U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever che... by dmm on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:19AM (#22117718)
I have been drinking non-remineralized reverse osmosis water since conception and I'm fine.

Plus remineralization isn't as effective as you would think. Most of the minerals removed by RO can't be easily reintroduced as they aren't readily dissolved.

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Re:U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever che... by ryanmercer on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @09:26AM (#22117759)
As long as you're eating a varied diet (such as eating a good variety of plants) drinking demineralized water really isn't an issue.

I've been eating plant based whole food lately and at 1903 kcals yesterday I managed (per Cronometer):

- 646.4mg of calcium

- 636.1mg of magnesium

- 785.1mg of sodium

Which are the 3 big ones in common tap water. Even if you factor in a 25% error margin, through my diet I'm getting way more than I would drinking random tap water.

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Re:U.S. drinking water widely contaminated with 'forever che... by saberience on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:40AM (#22118422)
So as a baby your parents were only giving you RO water? Then during your whole time at high-school and college you only drank RO water? Errr, I don't believe you.
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