FDA warns not to drink Real Water-brand alkaline water after 5 kids hospitalized with liver illness

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[BenLurkin]

Complete digression: Is anyone else tired of hearing children being routinely referred to as "kids"?

[monkeyshine]

OK I’ll have to do some research on this, kid.

I’ve heard of this alkalized water before. In fact there was a store next to one of my favorite Chinese restaurants that sold all kinds of products that were supposed to “raise your body pH level” under the theory that a higher pH would kill off cancer cells or something like that.

I don’t know if it is true or not, but I suspect that drinking alkalized water isn’t going to do much of anything at all except maybe make you sick in the stomach... or liver.

[EEGator]

The body has mechanisms that attempt a blood pH of 7.45-7.55.
It’s marketing BS.

[EEGator]

Oops, 7.35 - 7.45.

[Yo-Yo]

Is anyone else tired of hearing children being routinely referred to as "kids"?

Nope. I've done it all my life, and so do my kids.

[LSAggie]

Is anyone else tired of hearing children being routinely referred to as "kids"?

Yes, kids are baby goats, and children are less-than adult humans.

I think we are just showing our age.

[Col Frank Slade]

Why not just drink ammonia?

[Yo-Yo]

I was commenting on referring to children as "kids." Not drinking alkaline water.

It's straight tap water for me, fluoride and all. Yummy!

[steve86]

Seems normal to me.

[Seruzawa]

Is this like the idiots who made themselves sick by consuming huge amounts of anti-oxidants? They thought that would help them live forever.

[KittyKares]

Oh dear, I’ve got several bottles of that water. I’ve never had a problem with it. Now I have to decide if I want to toss them out or finish them.

[free-in-nyc]

Is anyone else tired of hearing children being routinely referred to as "kids"?

Yes, kids are baby goats, and children are less-than adult humans.

I think we are just showing our age.

Even when I was one, I thought the term was dismissive and, depending on who was using it, maybe even a little derogatory ("They're just kids.")

That said, I could be showing my age too!

[BobL]

Oh please, there’s nothing wrong with REAL water...I drink half a gallon every day (sometimes more) and have all my life.

[PLMerite]

Always with the negative ions..

[PghBaldy]

Lots of folks, I am sure.

[BobL]

“Nope. I’ve done it all my life, and so do my kids.”

Same here - they’re my KIDS, and then only when I’m in a good mood.

[Tijeras_Slim]

So much for your purity of essence.

[Yo-Yo]

[Dutch Boy]

I saw a guy with blue tinted skin a few weeks ago. I assumed he took too much colloidal silver to prevent covid. It looked very odd.

[Boogieman]