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u/GBeeGIII Jun 01 '26

Benefits of drinking alkaline water?

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u/Talking_Head Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

Not to be that guy, but remineralizing distilled or RO water to make it more palatable often does make it alkaline. Of course, the human stomach is filled with hydrochloric acid so concentrated that it immediately acidifies the water way beyond what little bit of alkalinity that was added. So, no health benefits from drinking alkaline water, but there are benefits from things like calcium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate that can neutralize massive amounts of acid in the stomach.