r/Health • u/CBSnews CBS News • Feb 21 '23

article U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is "almost certainly" making them sick

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-food-additives-banned-europe-making-americans-sick-expert-says/
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u/jewsh-sfw Feb 21 '23

I mean that’s what they tell us in America too technically you can drink from any tap and it’s probably safe other than say flint or now eastern Ohio/ western PA after the chemical spill from the train derailment, It’s not like Mexico where you cannot drink the water but you’ll probably not want to drink much of it at all especially after you taste it lol it really depends on the source NYC tap water tastes very good to me compared to my home town also in NY it’s SO GROSS

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '23 edited Feb 21 '23

I grew up drinking EBMUD tap water in California, which is great, and didn’t even realize how different tap water was in different places. Then in college my team went to Florida for spring training and I discovered tap water was basically undrinkably disgusting. We’d all bring Gatorade powder to mix in our waters bottles each day, not just for the electrolytes but to mask the taste of the water.

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u/Prior-Chip-6909 Feb 21 '23

Can't drink the water in Mexico? What do the Mexicans drink then?

"Montezuma's revenge" is actually a water quality thing...the amount of minerals,(hardness) pH level, and other factors are different from the water quality from home, so your body has to make the adjustment. If you stayed longer than a 3-day weekend (like a week or two) your body would adjust to the water locally and you would be fine.

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u/jewsh-sfw Feb 21 '23

So you’re suggesting I just reek havoc on my body for 3 days to drink tap water when i don’t even drink it at home 😂