Water: Turns out it's no big deal.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

You didn't read correctly. They didn't claim any such thing. All they said was that there has been no study to prove that it does, or to what degree, or with what side effects, or that water does it any better than coffee, or that it doesn't just relocate the toxins elsewhere, etc. etc. Yes, there is anecdotal evidence, but that's NOT the same as proof.

I only gave a cursory glance at the study, so perhaps I didn't.... but from what I'm reading from your post... what the hell DID they study? They merely studied that there were no studies? LOL that sounds stupid to me. I mean, if you were going to test water's effect on body toxins, wouldn't you like.... test for answers to the questions above?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

I only gave a cursory glance at the study, so perhaps I didn't.... but from what I'm reading from your post... what the hell DID they study? They merely studied that there were no studies? LOL that sounds stupid to me. I mean, if you were going to test water's effect on body toxins, wouldn't you like.... test for answers to the questions above?

That wasn't their goal. Their goal was to try to get people to realize that 99% of "medical advice" about drinking water is based on absolutely nothing. The toxins thing is only one of the claims of water's miraculous powers addressed in the article. They did not set out to, and never claimed to be trying to, prove or disprove anything about water. All they were trying to do was bring to light the vast amounts of myth, rumor, and pseudoscience that fuels our water-obsessed culture.

Errr, I mean, no comment.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

I only gave a cursory glance at the study, so perhaps I didn't.... but from what I'm reading from your post... what the hell DID they study? They merely studied that there were no studies? LOL that sounds stupid to me. I mean, if you were going to test water's effect on body toxins, wouldn't you like.... test for answers to the questions above?

It was a metastudy which is a well established perfectly respectable endeavor. They weren't doing original research they were examining the body of research that existed to see if it supported the claims being made.