Comment posted Can I drink my 8 glasses of water a day from the water coming from my kitchen faucet? by Frogz.

sigh…
I want to smack half the people who responded and who are going to respond
if you live in the us, the water that comes from the tap contains miniscule ammounts of chlorine so bacteria is virtually 100% eliminated
it ALSO contains flouride which will protect your teeth from plaque and sugars and other bad stuff
it has been filtered so many times that particles less than a micron are even removed, boiling actually ADDS stuff to the water(unless you boil it in a immaculate glass pot)
I personally will choose tap water over bottled(i personally will re-use a water bottle with tap water repeatedly)

Frogz also commented

  • You don’t need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. That theory was debunked a long time ago. Drink when you’re thirsty is now the guideline.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day

  • Tap water has been filtered anad is usually chlorinated. The thing that keeps most people from drinking thier tap water is taste. If taste is an isse buy a water filter pitcher to keep in your fridge.

    Well water is just fine to drink as well and does Not contain e-coli as the poster above me suggested. (That person knows nothing).

    I grew up drinking well water, adn never got sick from it, and I now drink tap. It has to be humn safe for the city to put it in the water lines.

  • Unless you are VERY delicate and sensitive, tap water will not be a problem. If you DO have a problem with it, you could always stop.
  • too many bacteria in faucets… but when you boil it, it removes bacteria.. when you have a well, you need a filter to drink out of it( though most wells contain ecolai (spell?)).. public water can also be unhealthy depending where the water passes through to get there ( through graveyards for example)… if your that worried, get your water tested

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