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ORIGINAL: Phydeaux

You point to a liberal site and use that as evidence of republican outrage over water / ODS?

LOL.. no one I know knew of either Michelles statement, or rush's remarks.

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So Michelle Obama outright lies about the health benefits and extra energy one gets from consuming extra rations of water, and conservatives call her on her lie... And you guys are mad at Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck because they pointed out the fucking lie?

Gotta love loony liberal land...

So soda pop is better for you than water....thanks for the heads up.

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Experts: White House H2O evidence murky

"Water is the first and best energy drink," Michelle Obama said.

public health experts contacted by POLITICO said they had concerns about the way the White House was framing the campaign. Those experts said the health benefits of increased water consumption are murky and there are no widely accepted criteria for how much water individuals should drink each day...

"There really isn’t data to support this," said Dr. Stanley Goldfarb of the University of Pennsylvania. "I think, unfortunately, frankly, they’re not basing this on really hard science. It’s not a very scientific approach they’ve taken... To make it a major public health effort, I think I would say it’s bizarre."

Goldfarb, a kidney specialist, took particular issue with White House claims that drinking more water would boost energy. "The idea drinking water increases energy, the word I’ve used to describe it is: quixotic," he said. "We’re designed to drink when we’re thirsty... There’s no need to have more than that..."

In recent years, news outlets ranging from NPR to Reuters to Mother Jones have run stories suggesting the claim that Americans don’t drink enough water or need to drink, say, eight glasses a day, is an urban myth...

The First Lady’s office referred questions about the scientific claims to the Partnership a for Healthier America, which pointed POLITICO to experts supportive of the campaign. None cited scientific studies showing, for example, that a modest amount of extra water could boost energy or stamina in an otherwise healthy person...

Some similar efforts overseas to promote water drinking have run into trouble. A Hydration for Health campaign targeted at European doctors came under fire for presenting shaky evidence to support ads on the British Medical Journal website...

"The more water we drank, the better we felt," Mrs. Obama said.

However, drinking large amounts of water can be dangerous and even deadly, if the body’s balance of electrolytes is disturbed. Marathoners, fraternity pledges and military trainees have died after drinking a large volume of water in a relatively short period of time. Some were likely overreacting to calls to stay hydrated.

Thanks Ken, that was fun.

K.

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Goldfarb is a extreme conservative who is a contributor to conservative websites including the Weekly Standard in particular in opposition to every health initiative proposed by the President. Of course he comes out in opposition to water.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/author/stanley-goldfarb

On a personal note I see the top Chicago area nephrologist every month and he is always bugging me to drink water instead of anything else (although due to my kidney failure he does want my intake strictly limited).

The amount of water needed to do injury to a healthy person is far more than a single glass.

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Plain water might be healthier than soda, but for hydration purposes, the difference is trivial. Soft drinks are sugar and flavoring dissolved in... water. Your body doesn't care whether you drink a 12-ounce can of soda or 10 ounces of water followed by 2 ounces of soda syrup. If you drink water on an empty stomach, it becomes a dilute solution of stomach acid and enzymes long before it gets absorbed. It probably has more solute in it than a glass of Crystal Light. If you ate something first, the water mixes with your food and becomes soup.

There's nothing offensive about encouraging people to drink more water, and in fact it's a good idea for most people. But it's hardly going to turn our health around. The most realistic benefit is that you'll feel thirsty less often and thirst is annoying.

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ORIGINAL: joether

If the President (or First Lady) came out and argued breathing fresh air is good for your body; conservatives would come out stating dirty and contaminated air is better for the body.

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ORIGINAL: Phydeaux

You point to a liberal site and use that as evidence of republican outrage over water / ODS?

LOL.. no one I know knew of either Michelles statement, or rush's remarks.

But it's a worthy source don't ya know. Not some right wing ...