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Agua “cruda”, la peligrosa moda en Estados Unidos

En Estados Unidos surgió una peligrosa tendencia consistente en beber agua “cruda”, es decir, sin filtrar y sin tratar.

Por: Redacción 03 Enero 2019 20:18

 

The New York Times exhibió una nueva moda entre la clase alta de San Francisco, en Estados Unidos: beber agua “cruda”.

Se trata de agua de manantial, sin esterilizar, sin tratar y sin filtrar, la cual es comercializada en envases de vidrio por una empresa llamada “Live Spring Water”.

Los defensores de esta extraña tendencia aseguran que beberla así tiene beneficios para la salud por la alta cantidad de minerales y microbios naturales, además que aseguran que se evitan los daños que causa la fluorización por los químicos con los que es tratada.

Sin embargo, médicos han alertado por los peligros de consumir el agua de esta manera, pues además de contraer infecciones severas, consumidores pueden adquirir poliomielitis, meningitis, cólera, fiebre tifoidea y hepatitis A y B.

 
 
 
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Raw Water: Be Smart, Not Scared by Carly Nuday, PhD. “Raw water” has been making a lot of headlines lately. From being touted as a Silicon Valley trend to being slammed for supposed safety concerns, the reporting on the topic has been biased and inaccurate at best. As an independent researcher of water physics, I wanted to share my perspective with two very basic points. First, the “raw water” or “off-the-grid” water trend is reflective of a market drive for Spring-to-Cup water, in the same way, there has been a drive for Farm-to-Table food. People recognize the inherent value of food (and in this case water) that is unprocessed, for a variety of reasons – some scientific, some ethical, and some just personal preference. And just as farmers have a responsibility to ensure that their food going from farm-to-table is clean and free of bacteria like e.coli or fertilizers unfit for consumption, so too should raw water users have a responsibility to test their water to standards of purity. And they do – the company who first coined and trademarked the term raw water, Tourmaline Spring, meets their responsibility to their consumers through regular testing, with purity levels exceeding state standards and garnering them both state approval and high praise from water quality analysts. Just as individuals partaking in their own farm-to-table efforts are responsible for their endeavors (whether eating spoiled meat, or the risks associated with drinking unpasteurized milk or juices, bacteria on vegetables, or inedible fertilizers and pesticides on harvested produce)> So too are those individuals who choose to harvest their own water responsible for their own safety in ensuring it’s fit for human consumption. We don’t attack farmers for the stupid choices of a few individuals, nor do we say that people cannot grow their own food because someone didn’t store their eggs properly, or ate fruit sprayed with toxic pesticides not certified for use on edible plants. Secondly, the idea that all tap water is safe, or that events like the Flint Water Crisis are a one-off, as one journalist implied, is inaccurate. Read full article in bio link💙

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