Mineral water contains unique trace elements that are beneficial to the body. WDay.ru decided to find out how to choose water with the maximum positive effect on your body.
Nutritionists, therapists, fitness trainers – everyone is tired of repeating how important it is to drink clean water every day. But not from the tap, right? Or maybe it’s worth taking a closer look at the mineral water? We decided to put together a water guide so that you know exactly what you are walking on.
When buying water, the first thing to look at is the label. It should indicate:
– sparkling water or still;
– drinking or mineral water (and clarification: table, medical-table or medicinal);
– the group of water, depending on the main salts contained in it (for example, hydrocarbonate-sulphate sodium);
– the quantitative content of ions in the water and the number of the well (although this information is really useful only for specialists).
Drinking still
The salt content in such water is minimal: 200-500 mg / l. Therefore, you can drink it without restrictions for both adults and children. It is good to cook soups, compotes, coffee in water.
However, it is impossible to taste such water. It can be taken from a natural source or from a tap and disinfected. Tap water is certainly not useful, but it is not harmful if it has been well cleaned.
examples: Arkhyz Drinking, Chernogolovskaya Drinking, Shishkin Les.
Natural carbonated
The salt content in such water is slightly higher, but the water is enriched with carbon dioxide. By the way, gases help to disinfect water, prolonging its shelf life. However, drinking it in large quantities is not recommended, as the gases affect the acidity of the gastric juice and irritate the mucous membranes. … Water is contraindicated for people suffering from gastrointestinal (gastrointestinal) disorders, gastritis and a tendency to flatulence.
examples: “Perrier”, “Alexander’s key”, “Aqua Mineral”.
Mineral dining room
The water contains natural trace elements: calcium, magnesium, chlorides, sodium bicarbonate. Their number does not exceed 1 g per liter. Such water, as a rule, is extracted from wells and does not contain harmful impurities. This water is good to drink to restore strength. For example, you can take it with you to the gym or drink it in extreme heat.
The bubbles in the mineral table water are not carbonated, but natural! To prevent them from irritating the walls of the stomach, you can release them by leaving the bottle open for a while. However, such water should not be used for cooking: when heated, the salts precipitate, the usefulness is lost, sometimes the water acquires an unpleasant aftertaste.
examples: “Chernogolovskaya dining room”, natural mineral water “Ya”, “Arkhyz mountain”.
Mineral medical dining room
Contains up to 10 g of salts per liter. Water with a slight salty taste is intended for the prevention of diseases and general strengthening of the body. You can drink this water without a doctor’s prescription. However, it is worth doing this without fanaticism, since water has a mild laxative effect, and with prolonged use of salt, it accumulates in the body. Their excess can harm the kidneys, blood vessels, teeth and gastric mucosa.
examples: Essentuki-1, Essentuki-4, Edelweiss, Novoterskaya.
Mineral healing
It tastes like the saltiest water. It contains 10 g of salt per liter. It has an increased content of at least one active microelement, depending on the presence of which the water is divided according to its intended purpose. As a rule, it is intended for the treatment and prevention of diseases: gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidney, respiratory system. There is water that removes toxins from the body and promotes .
This water should be consumed according to the doctor’s prescription and in certain quantities. In general, table mineral water can be treated as a medicine. Some varieties are useful for inhalation, magnesium water will restore the body in times of stress, and bicarbonate water is useful for athletes.
examples: Essentuki-17, Nagutskaya-26.
Alexander Nemov, nutritionist:
“It is recommended to drink 1,5-2 liters of water a day. It should be clean and drinkable, preferably not carbonated. Many buyers mistakenly believe that if the water is carbonated, it is definitely not tap water, but believe me, even tap water can be carbonated so that you will not even notice. Carbonated water unnecessarily acidifies the environment in the duodenum, which is not very good for digestion. Also, do not buy water with lemon or other fruits added – this is one continuous chemistry. Better to squeeze some moderate amount of lemon into the water yourself. It is better to drink neither cold nor hot water, but warm – at a temperature of 38 to 40 degrees, we have digestion. “