drinking reverse osmosis water

Reverse osmosis water is just water that has been purified by a process
that removes excess salt and other ions, like lead.

You don't need to worry about your mineral balance. It should not be
affected because even if you drink water that has not gone through reverse
osmosis, you don't get many minerals.

Jeff

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question29.htm

If you drink this water, it will reverse YOUR osmosis. Don't be
foolish!

If you're not going to believe any of the stuff you've already read
about this on the internet, what's one more message?

Osmosis, indeed.

speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the body.

I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me out?
If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

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speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the

body.

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I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me

out?

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If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

You get your calcium from milk.

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speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the body.

I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me out?
If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

Providing the soil the plants were grown in are not depleted of
minerals... Plants don't create minerals. They absorb them so if the
minerals are not in the soil, they won't be in the food plant.

Meat has quite a few minerals in it.

I get most of my minerals from supplements. ;-)

It's soooo nice not to have sciatic pain anymore!
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speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the

body.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me

out?

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If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

You get your calcium from milk.

And magnesium, and phosphorous.

Meat is a good source of Iron as well as many other minerals:

http://www.fcs.okstate.edu/food/nutrition/basics/nutrients/mineral-cont.h
tm

Most plant foods lack essential amino acids that you need to live,
unless you eat one heck of a lot of soy!
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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the
body.

I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me
out?
If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

What is wrong with getting minerals from water? While we get most of our
minerals from plants and animals, I see no problem if we get minerals for
water.

Jeff

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speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the

body.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me

out?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

You get your calcium from milk.

Most people don't. The consumption of milk is lower than ever. And there are
many other good sources of calcium. Plus, many adults are lactose
intolerant.

Jeff

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speelbeest wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the

body.

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>
> I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it

would

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> cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide

much

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> minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.
>
>
> Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me

out?

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> If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

You get your calcium from milk.

Most people don't. The consumption of milk is lower than ever. And there

are

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many other good sources of calcium. Plus, many adults are lactose
intolerant.

Jeff

Read my post again. I did not say that most do and that lactose intolerance
does not exist.
I said you can get calcium in the milk.
You have the typical spin on things to present your side.

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speelbeest said:

Hello All,

I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the body.

I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.

Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me out?
If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.

Thank you in advance,
Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.

Nonsense. There's virtually no pure water on earth outside of labs and
factories set up for the purpose. Ground water *always* contains
dissolved minerals. Rain water *always* contains particles filtered from
air and airborne compounds dissolved as it falls. Think dirty auto
windshields after a rain. Think acid rain.

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We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

We get minerals from *everything* we eat.

Pastorio

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speelbeest wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the

body.

Quoted message said:

>
> I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it would
> cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide much
> minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.
>
>
> Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me

out?

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> If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Paul

Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
drink.
We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.

You get your calcium from milk.

And magnesium, and phosphorous.

Meat is a good source of Iron as well as many other minerals:

http://www.fcs.okstate.edu/food/nutrition/basics/nutrients/mineral-cont.h
tm

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Most plant foods lack essential amino acids that you need to live,
unless you eat one heck of a lot of soy!

Oh really!? Plant protein is *composed* of amino acids.
Stop spreading [censored].

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>
> speelbeest wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the
body.
> >
> > I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it

would

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> > cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide

much

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> > minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.
> >
> >
> > Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me
out?
> > If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Paul
>
>
> Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
> drink.
> We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.
>
You get your calcium from milk.

Most people don't. The consumption of milk is lower than ever. And there

are

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many other good sources of calcium. Plus, many adults are lactose
intolerant.

Jeff

Read my post again. I did not say that most do and that lactose intolerance
does not exist.

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I said you can get calcium in the milk.

No you didn't say "you can". You stated it in such a way that it was
implied as a given FACT!
Here is what you said: "You get your calcium from milk."

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You have the typical spin on things to present your side.

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>
> speelbeest wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for the
body.
> >
> > I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it
> > would
> > cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't provide
> > much
> > minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.
> >
> >
> > Is there any medical student or other professional that could help me
out?
> > If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Paul
>
>
> Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
> drink.
> We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.
>
You get your calcium from milk.

And magnesium, and phosphorous.

Meat is a good source of Iron as well as many other minerals:

http://www.fcs.okstate.edu/food/nutrition/basics/nutrients/mineral-cont.h
tm

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Most plant foods lack essential amino acids that you need to live,
unless you eat one heck of a lot of soy!

Oh really!? Plant protein is *composed* of amino acids.
Stop spreading [censored].

<sigh> let's just say that meat is a more "efficient" source of
ESSENTIAL amino acids! With the emphasis on the word ESSENTIAL.

Lean animal tissue is pretty much composed of just pure amino acids.
Plant tissue has some amino acids, but it's not their main component.

Lack of essential amino acids can cause serious problems with
intellect... as well as numerous other problems.

I've known many a vegetarian with chronic skin problems. That's just one
example.

Of course one can always remain a vegetarian and just supplement them in
pill form. ;-)
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Jeff said:

Most people don't. The consumption of milk is lower than ever. And there

are

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many other good sources of calcium. Plus, many adults are lactose
intolerant.

So, Jeff, the total volume of cow's milk has been decreasing for
the past several decades, right?

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>> > I would like to know if drinking reverse osmosis water is bad for

the

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> body.
>> >
>> > I've read conflicting information. Some people argue about how it

would

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>> > cause mineral deficiencies. Others say that water doensn't

provide

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much

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>> > minerals to the body, so it shouldn't be harmful.
>> >
>> >
>> > Is there any medical student or other professional that could

help me

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> out?
>> > If so, please give a detailed explaination about this issue.
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance,
>> > Paul
>>
>>
>> Pure water is fine to drink. In fact that's what we are supposed to
>> drink.
>> We are to get our minerals from food, specifically plants.
>>
> You get your calcium from milk.

Most people don't. The consumption of milk is lower than ever. And

there

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are

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many other good sources of calcium. Plus, many adults are lactose
intolerant.

Jeff

Read my post again. I did not say that most do and that lactose

intolerance

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does not exist.

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I said you can get calcium in the milk.

No you didn't say "you can". You stated it in such a way that it was
implied as a given FACT!
Here is what you said: "You get your calcium from milk."

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You have the typical spin on things to present your side.

You get your calcium from milk if you drink milk idiot. If you do not drink
milk then you don't get the calcium from it BECAUSE you don't drink it. Get
it now?
Incredible BS from a soy farmer rice farmer that wants to get some cash from
milk.

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Jeff said:

Most people don't. The consumption of milk is lower than ever. And there

are

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many other good sources of calcium. Plus, many adults are lactose
intolerant.

So, Jeff, the total volume of cow's milk has been decreasing for
the past several decades, right?

And more people are drinking soy and rice milk which is why that industry is
going after milk. Mucho money involved rice farmer.
I doubt that the "drink soy milk to prevent your lungs from getting glued",
is the reason.

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Providing the soil the plants were grown in are not depleted of

minerals... Plants don't create minerals. They absorb them so if the
minerals are not in the soil, they won't be in the food plant.

Meat has quite a few minerals in it. <<

Meat animals can't create minerals, either, you know.

Generally, plants need all the same minerals animals do, with a few
notable imbalances (plants need more boron and less selenium, iron, and
zinc in their cells than animals). In general, plants simply do not
grow well in "mineral depleted soil," so it's not a big problem.
Farmers replace minerals as needed to keep crop yields up. The plant
tissue which does grow, is usually fine. Most of the hype about
"mineral depleted soils" comes from people who want to sell you mineral
pills. About the only mineral animals need that plants don't, is
iodine. And cobalt, if you count B12.

Sbharrisatsignix.netcom.com said:

Generally, plants need all the same minerals animals do, with a few
notable imbalances (plants need more boron and less selenium, iron, and
zinc in their cells than animals). In general, plants simply do not
grow well in "mineral depleted soil," so it's not a big problem.
Farmers replace minerals as needed to keep crop yields up. The plant
tissue which does grow, is usually fine. Most of the hype about
"mineral depleted soils" comes from people who want to sell you mineral
pills. About the only mineral animals need that plants don't, is
iodine. And cobalt, if you count B12.

I have read where one M.D. thinks cancer patients may not be
getting enough iodine.
Your comments?

No opinion. I'd like to know who he is and why he thinks so.