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brap@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

It’s lacking all sorts of minerals, electrolytes etc that the body needs. I doubt a glass of the stuff wouldn’t cause problems but if you only drink pure water then you’re going to start having problems pretty fast.

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takeda@lemm.ee ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s basically distilled water, no?

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- Wazowski@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Your body must regulate ion levels - sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. Drinking pure water in excess will force you to produce urine, and when you take a piss, you’ll lose some of those ions with it. Big, big problem. That’s why you need salt in your diet.
  
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  - Klear@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I think you’re just salty.
    
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  - Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    So if your diet is a bit high in salt, would distilled water help counteract it a bit?
    
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- Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yea I think you're fine drinking like a litre of distilled water. Too much of anything will kill you, even regular water.
  
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Lazhward@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Would you really? Food also contains minerals and electrolytes.

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- happydoors@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  You could certainly make up the electrolytes and minerals in other ways (drinking distilled water may even increase appetites for those types of foods). Still, drinking a liquid that leeches minerals out of the tissue around it isn’t healthy
  
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