Does distilled water leach minerals from the body?
A-There are some outrageous claims, usually made by competing water filter companies or scam artists trying to convince people to buy the product they are selling. But there is absolutely no scientific study whatsoever that verifiably demonstrates any leaching of minerals from the body due to drinking distilled water. H2oLabs offers $1,000 to anyone who can scientifically prove otherwise.
This is possibly the most incorrect and misleading statement that you will hear about distilled water. There are various types of water which can cause serious harm to the body when ingested. One which often gets confused with distilled water is “deionized” water. Deionized water is commonly used in the electronics industry for computer board cleaning and its use is carefully protected in these facilities by signs which read: “Danger – Deionized Water – DO NOT DRINK – For Industrial Use Only”. There is NO peer-reviewed scientific documentation that proves that distilled water “leaches” any type of mineral or tissue material from the body or its cells. The United States Navy uses distilled water on every ship and submarine. If such information was correct and indeed causing health problems, the Navy would certainlyl have discontinued their long term custom of using distilled water.
