I'm Wirecutter's water-quality expert. I don't filter my water

Re:I'm Wirecutter's water-quality expert. I don't filter my ... by s0rce on Saturday June 07, 2025 @05:23PM (#44212776)

How much Co is in your water compared to your food. EPA says just 2 ppb in tap water. This means if you drink about 40 fl.oz. per day you only get 2ug of Co from your water. Per the EPA you get about 2-20x more from your food. Pretty much in no cases is your water a source of nutrients.

refs:

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/documents/co...

https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/php/data-research/fast-facts-w...

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Re:I'm Wirecutter's water-quality expert. I don't filter my ... by miladyincontrol on Saturday June 07, 2025 @08:46PM (#44213749)

This is my understanding too. There are microscopic amounts of trace elements here or there but in reality none of them add up to anything meaningful compared to what you get from food, multivitamins, or other less ideal means.

Rather if they did there'd be probably quite a lot of concern.

Not sure where that old wive's tale came from but even my parents had similar concerns against filtered water ages ago.

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Re:I'm Wirecutter's water-quality expert. I don't filter my ... by micromacrofoot on Sunday June 08, 2025 @11:02AM (#44217424)

I've heard doctors repeat it too, though more as an overall mineral deficiency from already poor diets (which is the bigger issue)

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