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Alkaline water is healthier than regular water

Body pH is tightly regulated; alkaline water has no proven health benefits

Alkaline ionized water is healthier than regular water because it balances your body's pH and provides superior hydration.

Your body tightly regulates pH through the lungs and kidneys; drinking alkaline water doesn't change blood pH. No credible evidence supports health benefits of alkaline water over regular water. The stomach's acidity quickly neutralizes any pH change from drinking alkaline beverages.

Believed 1990–2020
Year Revised 2016
Why Changed Never True
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

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