Is bottled water rotting your teeth?

Is bottled water rotting your teeth? It is certainly a question we should be asking bottled water companies and distributors. According to an article I found on WebMD, bottled water manufacturers are not held to the same standards as water plants. What does that mean? It means that while tap water is regulated by state government to make sure that it is in no way harmful, the same cannot be said of the bottled water industry.

A study published in the March 2000 issue of Archives of Family Medicine found that
*The Fluoride content of bottled water falls below the amount mandated by the state for tap water
* In some cases, bottled water was found to contain 10 times the level of bacteria found in tap water.

I know, you’re thinking, “It’s just Flouride, it’s not that big of a deal.” But actually, it is a very big deal. That lack of Flouride, mixed with the rise in Americans’ sugar intake, is contributing to tooth decay. That’s right, your bottled water could inevitably leave you wearing dentures.

To continue reading about the havoc bottled water is wreaking on your teeth, clickBottled May Not Be Better When It Comes to Water, or visit WebMD.com