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Chark said:
Mummelmann said:

I think you'll find the quality of a lot of water to be incredibly bad. A lot of places in Europe, and America for sure (and the rest of the world can be even worse, suffering from lack of treatment and filtering), have water that will make you sick, being full of bacteria or overloaded with treatment chemicals and metals (even heavy metals).
All in all, only about 15-20% of the people on earth have access to truly healthy water without too much polution and nastiness in it.

I'm not making a case for soda, mind you, soda is the prime suspect for obesity and general health concerns in the West but I just wanted to point out that water might not always be good for you (in fact; many times it isn't).

PS: One could argue that everyone has access to pure water in brooks and mountain streams, this is of course not the case (lack of streams, dead animals and other filth in the water, piles of naturally occurring bacteria or polution).

Consider the water source used to produce the soda. Also know that the toxicity in bottled water often trumps that of tap water. I'm under the impression people are far better off using household water sources.

No doubt, bottled water is the biggest scam on the beverage market today, there are a lot less regulations and rules towards filtering and cleanliness and maintenance on site and in piping. Not to mention that it rarely comes from where it claims to come from.