Did you know? bottled water facts...

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I totally agree with tap water as the most environmentally friendly option. And unless your pipes are really nasty, it's probably a very pure product. I used to drink tap water all the time. I did use a Brita filter, because sometimes our water tasted a little funny (I suspect old pipes) and the filter got rid of that. Then our government decided to put fluoride into the water.

I just HAD to say something about the fluoride is good for teeth issue. Can't help myself.
Firstly, even if it was good for my teeth, I value my brain more than my teeth.
Secondly, someone mentioned something about not growing up with fluoride and now putting their dentist's children through school. DH grew up with fluoride and has really good dental hygiene. I have good dental hygiene, too and grew up without fluoride in the water and without any type of supplementation. My teeth, although I do have a couple of fillings, are in very good nick. So individual siituations don't really mean that much. The statistical difference between fluroide in the drinking water or not only applies to milk teeth and if you compare areas with the same socio-economic status, the difference is an average of only 1/2 filling per mouth. There is NO difference in the state of the adult teeth.
So, I am very upset at the government 'forcing me to do something that is bad for the environment, ie. buy water. I try to make the best choice and buy water in a cask, rather than a bottle. And of course I do check the level of fluoride in the water I buy (you often have to get into contact with the manufacturer) to make sure it does not contain fluoride at similar levels as tap water.
Sorry, getting off my soap box now.
Sasa