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EU Officials make it against the law to claim that water prevents dehydration

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  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    And according to the U.S. Congress, pizza is a vegetable.
  • GelzoGelzo
    Pony Sleuth
    "“This claim is trying to imply that there is something special about bottled water which is not a reasonable claim.”"

    Well, I guess that's a fair argument?
  • captainbrasscaptainbrass

    This sounds like science being twisted to achieve a political end i.e. exposing the bottled water industry as a massive rip-off. They probably shouldn't be allowed to promote their water as preventing dehydration because (a) all water does, not just their brand, so it's a meaningless claim to make and (b) who the hell, in the target market for bottled water, gets dehydrated these days anyway?


    Professional athletes maybe, but they know the risks. The claim is just pandering to the silly idea that women's magazines promote that you have to drink massive quantities of water all day or you'll get dehydrated.  

  • InsanityAddictInsanityAddict
    Diet NEET

    This reminds of candy companies in Holland getting slapped on the fingers for claiming their products had zero percent fat and stimulated the brain activity(because hey, sugars fuel your whole body!).

  • ThemThem
    Good people don't end up here.
    The bottled water industry gets smacked, and the EU makes itself look silly.

    ...Problems?
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    ^^^ Yeah, I think it would look better if the officials said that they couldn't claim that because anything with even a bit of liquid in it prevents dehydration

    Of course, funnyguts' comment is making me wonder if maybe the officials did say this and the article just did some trimming...
  • ForzareForzare
    Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the last Day.
    anything with even a bit of liquid in it prevents dehydration

    Salt water.
  • AnneBeecheAnneBeeche
    I stand on Grendel's shoulders
    anything with even a bit of liquid in it prevents dehydration

    Alcoholic drinks.
  • GelzoGelzo
    Pony Sleuth
    Lava.

    :D
  • RedEyedAbyssRedEyedAbyss
    Anything with caffeine.
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    Ok did not think that post through
  • WaltzyWaltzy
    edited 2011-11-19 13:52:05
    How about anything fit for humans to drink then? Besides alcohol lol.
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    ^Well, alcohol is technically toxic, so it wouldn't fall under that category anyway :P
  • 707ruz707ruz
    "I will grant you two wishes; one for each testicle."
    ^^ Caffeinated drinks are safe for humans, too.
  • GelzoGelzo
    Pony Sleuth
    A bunch of things are "technically toxic", including potable water. Drink enough of it and you die.
  • IanExMachinaIanExMachina
    I am Dr. Ned who is totally not Dr. Zed in disguise.
    >Anything with caffeine.

    "Similarly, reviews of the scientific literature (2, 25) have concluded that caffeine does not induce chronic hypohydration when consumed in moderation, but might have a diuretic effect at greater dosages [(i.e.,> 250 mg/d, (27); > 680 mg/d (2)]"
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    edited 2011-11-19 14:03:13
    No rainbow star
    Also, apples and other foods with water in them can provide the water you need in a day
  • GelzoGelzo
    edited 2011-11-19 14:02:19
    Pony Sleuth
    "Depends on the amount" is true for anything that is toxic as far as I know.

    >an day

    What the fuck man.
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    ^ I typo far more often while on my phone =/
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    edited 2011-11-19 16:31:35
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    A bunch of things are "technically toxic", including potable water. Drink enough of it and you die. 

    Meanwhile, the main reason alcohol is consumed is also the trait that makes it toxic.
  • BeeBee
    edited 2011-11-19 18:48:06
    who the hell, in the target market for bottled water, gets dehydrated these days anyway?

    Well certainly not deathly so, but depressingly few people drink enough water to sufficiently flush their systems, and a lot of what they do drink is loaded with sodium or alcohol.  It can contribute to all kinds of long-term health issues.

    That said, this feels like a cringeworthy idiot law used to target a business that feeds off cringeworthy idiocy in the first place, so blargh.
  • ThemThem
    Good people don't end up here.
    That said, this feels like a cringeworthy idiot law used to target a
    business that feeds off cringeworthy idiocy in the first place, so
    blargh.

    Astutely put.
  • WaltzyWaltzy
    This is why I love working at the daycare, I run around so much that I drink like 3 more glasses of water a day than I did before just to keep up.
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