Subject: Good And Bad Water.
From: "John Winston" <johnfw@mlode.com>
Date: 22/06/2011, 16:22
Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.area51

Subject: Good And Bad Water. 
June 22, 2011

  This person claims to know something about water.

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It is too bad that so many young people do not read labels:
*Now They are Trying to Sell You Diet Water- Perhaps the Most Toxic
"Health" Drinks of the Century*
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=biFPPPO5Q3h9bfvM1UwgJuksj0sy%2Bgoh

Posted By Dr. M-rcola
http://articles.mercola.com/members/Dr.-Mercola/default.aspx
June 04 2011

By now you have probably seen the ads for MiO Liquid Water Enhancer,
K-aft Foods' new gimmick aimed at young consumers seeking "cool" new
ways to stand out among their peers. Leave it to the food and beverage
industry to find a way to turn your perfectly healthful water into a
mixture of toxic chemicals. This latest craze has you squeezing brightly
colored flavor drops into your water from a cute little purse-sized
bottle, and watching the mesmerizing nebula of color diffuse slowly into
the clear water.

Very clever… a science experiment you can drink.

The market has been flooded with "functional waters," fortified
(supposedly) with everything from vitamins and minerals to electrolytes,
oxygen, fiber, and even protein. Supermarket beverage aisles can entice
you along a virtual sea of beverage choices—energy drinks, vitamin
waters, fitness waters, and sports/electrolyte concoctions in every
imaginable color and flavor.

You can even buy a bottle of water infused with positive affirmations,
said to "raise the consciousness of humanity" (Aquamantra
http://aquamantra.com/site.php/spgs/read/what_is_aquamantra
). Or how about this one—bottled water fortified for your dog, called
FortiFido
http://www.petsugar.com/FortiFido-Vitamin-Water-Your-Dog-1538477

But if you take a closer look at the labels, you'll discover they're
spiking your punch with a lot of unsavory ingredients, many capable of
wreaking havoc on your metabolism, hormones, and other physiological
processes—/and some of which are outright c-rcinogenic.

If you aren't already a label reader, it's time you became one, lest
you fall prey to these clever marketing ploys.

Flashy labels, pretty colors, and seductive scents are not always
harmless to your health—but they are incredibly alluring, especially to
kids. Your child will be drawn in like an Emu to dangly earrings. So
what's in this cute little bottle of liquid "water enhancer" with the
equally cute name?

*Mama MIO! **More Like Factory Runoff than a Beverage*

Here is the ingredient list for the Mango Peach variety of MiO:

Water, Malic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, "natural flavor,"
Sucralose, Acesulfame potassium, Potassium citrate, Polysorbate 60,
Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, Potassium Sorbate (preservative).

Basically, this is a scary mixture of TWO artificial sweeteners, THREE
dyes, one preservative, and propylene glycol
http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/propylene-glycol.html
(PG)—a solvent that can potentially result in cell mutations and skin,
liver, and kidney damage, if ingested in high enough amounts. The
Environmental Working Group (EWG) rates propylene glycol as a moderate
hazard.

Artificial sweeteners
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/17/One-More-Reason-to-Ban-Artificial-Sweeteners-from-Your-Diet.aspx
are bad news for your health (they can lead to impaired kidney function,
depression, headaches, infertility, brain tumors, and a long list of
other serious health problems) and are unnecessary food additives—because
there are SAFE natural sweetener alternatives. This is such a huge issue
that I wrote a book about it called /Sweet Deception/
http://products.mercola.com/sweet-deception
. All artificial sweeteners are risky, and MiO contains TWO of them!

Let's look at the rap sheets for some of MiO's flavor "enhancements":

   * Sucralose
      http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/02/10/New-Study-of-Splenda-Reveals-Shocking-Information-About-Potential-Harmful-Effects.aspx
      (an artificial sweetener otherwise known as Splenda) is associated
      with respiratory difficulties, migraines, seizures, gastrointestinal
      problems, heart palpitations, and weight gain, and the list of 
reported
      problems is growing by the day.

      * Acesulfame potassium (or Acesulfame-K)
      http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/17/top-10-food-additives-to-avoid.aspx 
is another artificial sweetener that has been linked to kidney tumors.
    * Food dyes
      http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/02/24/are-you-or-your-family-eating-toxic-food-dyes.aspx
      have been connected to a variety of health problems, including
      allergic reactions, hyperactivity, decreased IQ in children, and
      numerous forms of c-ncer—and MiO has THREE of them.

     * Polysorbate 60
      http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient.php?ingred06=705139
      is an emulsifying agent that, like PG, is rated as a moderate health
      concern by EWG and can be contaminated with ethylene oxide and 1,4
      dioxane
      http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/07/13/sodium-lauryl-sulfate.aspx
      ,
      two carcinogenic industrial pollutants.

Now, why go to the trouble of purifying your water, only to dump right
back into it what you have just filtered out—a bunch of toxic chemicals?

This makes NO sense at all.

But MiO is just one example of a much larger problem. Enhanced waters
have become an enormously lucrative business as people have begun to
abandon soda pop for what they /believe/ are better alternatives.
Beverage battles (and now, water w-rs) have left manufacturers clamoring
to come up with products that outdo all the rest. Are these beverages
really better for you than soda? Not by a long shot.

*Dysfunctional Beverages… Think Before You Drink*

I don't want you to think I've singled out MiO as the big villain—it's
just the most recent new recruit. Let's look at the labels for several
other varieties of "enhanced" water, to see how they compare.

The following table shows the ingredients in 10 other popular brands of
"enhanced" water. I've highlighted the most glaring offenders in bold.

Propel Fitness Water

Water, *sucrose from corn syrup*, natural lemon flavor with other
natural flavors, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium citrate,
*sucralose*, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E acetate, niacinamide
(vitamin B3), *calcium disodium EDTA*, calcium pantothenate (vitamin
B5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), *acesulfame potassium
(ace-K)*, vitamin B12.

VitaminWater

Vapor distilled, deionized, and/or reverse osmosis water, *crystalline
fructose, cane sugar*, citric acid, vegetable juice (color), ascorbic
acid (vitamin C), natural flavor, berry and fruit extracts (acai,
blueberry, pomegranate and apple), magnesium lactate (electrolyte),
calcium lactate (electrolyte), monopotassium phosphate (electrolyte),
niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6),
cyanocobalamin (B12)

Voosh

Water, *crystalline fructose*, citric acid, vitamin blend (ascorbic
acid, grape seed extract, niacinamide, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin
B12, pyridoxine HCL), fruit and vegetable juices for color, natural
flavors, magnesium lactate, calcium lactate, potassium phosphate

Sobe Life Water

Filtered water, *sugar*, natural flavor, citric acid, ascorbic acid (C),
grape skin extract (color), sodium citrate, *modified food starch*,
l-theanine, vitamin E acetate, *calcium phosphate*, gum arabic, calcium
pantothenate, yerba mate extract, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride
(B6), cyanocobalamin (B12)

Fruit2O Relax Essentials (Cranberry Raspberry)

Purified Water, Contains less than 2% of Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin
(Fiber), Potassium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Manganese Gluconate Dihydrate
(Mineral), Potassium Chloride (Electrolyte), Potassium Citrate
(Electrolyte), Potassium Pyruvate (Electrolyte), Vitamin E Succinate,
Zinc Lactate Gluconate (Mineral), Calcium D-Pantothenate (Vitamin B5),
Vitamin B6, Selenium Chelate (Mineral), Citric Acid, *Sucralose*, Sodium
Hexametaphosphate, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate

Aquafina (Berry Burst)

Sparkling water, natural flavors, citric acid, sodium citrate, *potassium 
benzoate, aspartame*, *acesulfame potassium, calcium disodium EDTA*

Dasani Plus (Pomegranate Blackberry)

Filtered Water, Maltodextrin
http://www.zeer.com/landing/gluten_free_select.html?referalAction=ingredientView-Maltodextrin
,
Natural Flavors
http://www.zeer.com/landing/gluten_free_select.html?referalAction=ingredientView-Maltodextrin-Flavoring
, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, *Potassium Benzoate and EDTA,*
Phosphoric Acid, *Acesulfame Potassium, Sucralose*, Alpha Tocopheryl
Acetate (Vitamin E) Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
(Vitamin B6) Red 40, Blue 1, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

*Relatively Safe Flavored Waters*

Glaceau Smart Water

Vapor distilled water, electrolytes (calcium chloride, magnesium chloride
and potassium bicarbonate)

MetroMint

Purified water and mint

Part 1.

John Winston.  johnfw@mlode.com