An Essay on the Water You Drink

[vidit]

But you should also consider that dietary sources have been declining in nutrient and mineral content since a long time. We do not get the require nutrients and minerals from food anu longer. Also this post was for normal people who most likely have a shit diet from a sgit source. If you actually care you can mitigate the consequences posted here

Mostly animal produces doesn't face a whole lot decline than plant sources. This is because for example a cow makes milk ,so the decline is significantly low. But yeah for other things you can say so

 

[vidit]

But a significant portion of people can be lactose intolerant. So their options for milk again are restricted to processed milk for their condition. Also I do not think anyone here consumes milk that much. Apart from bioavailability we must also look at the abundance. I must check whether water has more abundance or milk

Jfl idk what to say to that. I'm not lactose intolerant so don't know i can't solve problems that aren't mine yet. As for the other part that most people here don't drink that much milk is cope tbh, you can say that most people don't do xyz here,but that doesn't discredit the effect of xyz at all

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

Mostly animal produces doesn't face a whole lot decline than plant sources. This is because for example a cow makes milk ,so the decline is significantly low. But yeah for other things you can say so

Most animal produce have microplastics that cannot be washed away. This is because of the bioaccumulation throught the food chain. Also, if you do not get your meat directly from the butcher, there has been a lot of unnecessary processing done to the meat for preservation and other purposes.

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

Jfl idk what to say to that. I'm not lactose intolerant so don't know i can't solve problems that aren't mine yet. As for the other part that most people here don't drink that much milk is cope tbh, you can say that most people don't do xyz here,but that doesn't discredit the effect of xyz at all

This post was not for you alone

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

Jfl idk what to say to that. I'm not lactose intolerant so don't know i can't solve problems that aren't mine yet. As for the other part that most people here don't drink that much milk is cope tbh, you can say that most people don't do xyz here,but that doesn't discredit the effect of xyz at all

If most people ate healthy food and exercised a lot of websites would not exist, but they do. Just because you do it does not mean others will.

 

[vidit]

This post was not for you alone

Ofc,i was just giving counterpoints in the fact that it's not as fucked as the thread says and you have plenty of ways to fix it if one wants

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

Ofc,i was just giving counterpoints in the fact that it's not as fucked as the thread says and you have plenty of ways to fix it if one wants

Do not worry. I am not angry. I actually like you. You at least bothered rtocread the whole thing and argue. Most people do not even do that

 

[vidit]

If most people ate healthy food and exercised a lot of websites would not exist, but they do. Just because you do it does not mean others will.

But that doesn't make any sense? You stated an issue and I stated some fixes of that issue. I don't see the argument here? Is the aim of the thread to slap people with "yeah you're fucked and don't bother to do anything it's not your fault it's the water's fault". If the answer to some problems is exercising and eating healthy then it simply is jfl, i dont think you should encourage people to cope more ,there are already enough of them here

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

Ofc,i was just giving counterpoints in the fact that it's not as fucked as the thread says and you have plenty of ways to fix it if one wants

I actually wanted to add about food. Then the doom and gloom nature of the post would make sense because then there is no way to avoid all the unhealthy things. But I think it would have become too long. I will make a second post about it to justify my doomer mindset regarding unhealthy consumption

 

[neverlookback]

This reminded me of 21 jumpstreet

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

But that doesn't make any sense? You stated an issue and I stated some fixes of that issue. I don't see the argument here? Is the aim of the thread to slap people with "yeah you're fucked and don't bother to do anything it's not your fault it's the water's fault". If the answer to some problems is exercising and eating healthy then it simply is jfl, i dont think you should encourage people to cope more ,there are already enough of them here

I will adress them in the next post dont worry. If I include the food we eat then there is no way to avoid all those things that are mentioned

 

[Alias!]

TLDR - Regardless of whether you have a Reverse Osmosis Filter in your home, the water you drink is not good for you.

BEFORE YOU READ NOTE THAT STUDIES ARE MENTIONED BY NUMBER INDICATED IN A BRACKET. THEY WILL BE REFERENCED IN A SEPARATE SECTION.

INTRODUCTION​

• Reverse osmosis (RO) filters work by using a semipermeable membrane to remove contaminants from water. The process relies on applying pressure to push water through the membrane, allowing only pure water molecules to pass while blocking dissolved solids, bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, and other impurities​
• There has been a debate raging on within the scientific community about the use of Reverse Osmosis Filters to remove contaminants from water​
• On one hand, they are very useful for removing PFAS (Polyfluoroalkyl substances) and other dangerous contaminants from the water​
• On the other hand they create enormous wastage of water because of the inherent mechanism. Another huge disadvantage is that they also remove useful minerals like calcium and magnesium from water. These filters are unbiased unlike us​

THE ADVOCACY FOR RO FILTERS​

• The main concern that brings me to support RO Filters are the fact that it removes two of the biggest concerning substances of the modern world, PFAS and microplastics. These substances are the "leaded petrol" of today's world. Those who have studied American history carefully would know what I am talking about. (1) (2)​
• Another advantage of RO Filters advantage is that it is very effective for desalinating from high salinity sources. This especially useful for areas that do not have easy access to desalinated water. (3) (4)​

THE ADVOCACY AGAINST RO FILTERS
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• One of the biggest critiques of RO Filters are that they do not discriminate. They are effective at removing everything they have capacity to remove. That means they can also remove all the important minerals that your body needs. Calcium and magnesium are the most studied examples since they are so important for the body​
• The calcium and magnesium present in water are highly bioavailable. More so than the same present in food. This because they are present in the form of ions and thus are can be easily absorbed by the digestive tract. Simply put the more these minerals are in you water the less you have to fulfill the requirements for them through dietary sources.​
• Hard water containing calcium and magnesium has been linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease and lower incidence of sudden cardiac arrest. (5) (6)​
• Since Mg and Ca ions are bigger than the semi permeable membranes used in RO Filters, they are removed very easily. (7)​

THE RESULT [ YOU ARE SCREWED ]​

• If you have read through this post, you may wonder what is the point of it all ? The point is that whatever you do you expose yourself youself to adverse health outcomes in the long run​
• If you choose to use RO Filters, you will have to rely on dietary sources of nutrition to fulfill your mineral quota. But it is not so easy since it has been found that nutrients have been decreasing in the food that we eat. Ergo the conclusion is that you will have to rely on supplements and medicine to fulfill your quota. If you do not you epxose yourself to the risk of cardiovascular dieseases​
• If on the other hand you choose to not use RO Filters because of whatever reason, congratulations you are fucked again. Not using RO Filters means you expose yourself to whole host of contaminants ranging from parasites and bacteria to heavy metals like lead and arsenic. All these contaminants can moderately increase your risk of a serious disease especially if you are old​
• You also increase your exposure to microplastics and PFAS. Only PFAS has been linked with cancer. Microplastics are so ubiquitous that researchers cannot find a group without it inside their body to conduct a double blind study. This may not seem scary at first, but it will seem scary when you come to know of the limited studies that do have been conducted on the effect of microplastics​
• For example one study found that patients with dementia had significantly more amount of microplastics in their brain than those who did not suffer the affliction. (8)​

THE CONCLUSION​

• If you choose to use RO Filters you are moderately exposing yourself to the risk of adverse health outcomes​
• If you choose to not use RO Filters you moderately expose yourself to adverse health outcomes​
• "Oh but look he used the word moderately surely it won't happen to me". No I cannot guarantee that it will happen to you. But what I can guarantee is that out of this userbase there will be a non trivial amount of people who will develop a serious disease and the water they drink will be a contributing factor​

REFERENCES​

1. Efficient Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Drinking Water Treatment: Nanofiltration Combined with Active Carbon or Anion Exchange​
2. Evaluation of Commercial Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membrane Filtration to Remove Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Effects of Transmembrane Pressures and Water Matrices​
3. A Comprehensive Review of Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Technology, Advancements, and Challenges​
4. Pilot study of emerging low-energy seawater reverse osmosis desalination technologies for high-salinity, high-temperature, and high-turbidity seawater​
5. The significance of calcium and magnesium content in drinking water for arterial stiffness among residents of the Slovak Republic​
6. Calcium and magnesium in drinking water and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke—a population-based cohort study​
7. Removal of Calcium and Magnesium Ions from Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Using a Two-Stage Precipitation with Carbonation Process​
8. Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains​

THANK YOU FOR READING IF YOU HAVE COME THIS FAR !!!

@Jason Voorhees @menas @2025cel @Wombles @War_In_Chiraq

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[loyolaxavvierretard]

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It has just come to my attention that the thread is incomplete. I have to make a part 2

 

[loyolaxavvierretard]

But that doesn't make any sense? You stated an issue and I stated some fixes of that issue. I don't see the argument here? Is the aim of the thread to slap people with "yeah you're fucked and don't bother to do anything it's not your fault it's the water's fault". If the answer to some problems is exercising and eating healthy then it simply is jfl, i dont think you should encourage people to cope more ,there are already enough of them here

I wanted to mention the pesticides and all the different chemicals but as you rightly pointed out, I have not posted enough to justify the doom. Dont worry son I will make a part 2

 

[einzigartig]

Assholes are never clean
There will always be traces of fecal matter

kinda disgusting when u think about it