To the rich something isn’t always normal and they always yearn for extra, and many companies capitalize on this and hence sparkling water. Yo would ask any ordinary person ad their answer in regards to water is, water is water.
Not trying to burst your bubble, but I’m curious. Wait. Hold on. Could the rumors be true? Is sparkling water bad for you in some way? Given its recent explosion in popularity, the backlash against sparkling water was inevitable. “It ruins your teeth. It wrecks your digestion. It’s bad for your bones,” according to the Internet and people airing their unsolicited opinions. But, OK, calm down.
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Sparkling water, per se, should not be harmful to teeth,” Augusto Robles, D.D.S., M.S., assistant professor and director of operative dentistry curriculum at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, tells SELF.
The fear around sparkling water’s effect on teeth comes down to the beverage’s acidity. In 2016, the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) published a study analyzing the pH levels of 379 drinks. Spring water had a pH of 7.4, making it neutral, while various brands of sparkling water had pH values around 5, putting them firmly in the acidic territory.
This doesn’t necessarily mean you should guzzle sparkling water all day, every day. “The pH could be damaging if it is low enough and the consumption frequency is high,” Dr. Robles says. In practice, that could look something like forgoing regular water to exclusively drink a ton of citrus-flavored sparkling water. Yes, the flavor you choose could make a difference.
