Kirch Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Well, I guess it's nice to see that American lawmakers/government officials don't have the corner on the stupidity market: Business leaders will reportedly face jail time for claiming water prevents dehydration (in the UK/EU) :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 :blink::blink: Oh dear. One would think EU officials have nothing else to worry about at the moment. :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's just strange. I could see not allowing soda makers to attach that claim to a soda or fruit flavored beverage. But why not state what everyone in the rest of the world already knows? :tongue_smilie: Health 101: drink water. Water good, dehydration bad. If water does not prevent dehydration then what does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Can they claim: Sunscreen helps prevent sunburn? Wearing clothes and having shelter prevent hypothermia? Not drinking alcohol prevents drunkeness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skadi Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Read this. Regular consumption of water doesn't prevent dehydration, and there's more to dehydration than being thirsty. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Read this. Regular consumption of water doesn't prevent dehydration, and there's more to dehydration than being thirsty. :) I'm sorry but that article is splitting so many hairs, they are going to go bald. Let's give some credit here. People are not going to think that drinking a bottle of water today will prevent dehydration a week from Thursday based on the claim that water prevents dehydration. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'm sorry but that article is splitting so many hairs, they are going to go bald. Let's give some credit here. People are not going to think that drinking a bottle of water today will prevent dehydration a week from Thursday based on the claim that water prevents dehydration. :001_huh: :iagree: I'm pretty sure that all things being equal (i.e., you're not also starving), your doctor will recommend drinking plenty of water to keep from getting dehydrated. Now, if the bottled water manufacturers were claiming, "DRINKING THIS BOTTLE OF WATER will keep you from EVER BEING DEHYDRATED AGAIN!!!!" (said in the best infomercial announcer's voice, of course!), then you might have a point. I think it's reasonable to assume that reasonable people can figure a few things out for themselves. Either way, I think making it a jailable offense is ludicrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Read this. Regular consumption of water doesn't prevent dehydration, and there's more to dehydration than being thirsty. :) Plus there's no 'jail time' issue to this. It's a piece of advice which each country can interpret as it wishes. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Read this. Regular consumption of water doesn't prevent dehydration, and there's more to dehydration than being thirsty. :) Except, the statement the scientists tried to authorize was, "regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of development of dehydration." How is the above statement not true? It doesn't even say anything about bottled water. And eating a pork pie a day *would* reduce the risk of starvation. Is it the best food for you? No. Should you eat nothing but pork pies? No. In a disaster setting would a freezer full of pork pies keep you from starving? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Are we supposed to be :001_huh: b/c it had to be said that water prevents dehydration or that they got in trouble for stating such common sense? weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Brawndo. It's got electrolytes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Brawndo. It's got electrolytes. It's got what plants crave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Martin Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 It's got what plants crave. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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