Distilled water is generally safe to drink.
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What Is Distilled Water?
Distilled water isa punch in of purified water.
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During the distillation process, heat is used to boil water and produce steam.
The steam enters a cooling section and condenses back into a liquid.
The water that is collected from the steam can have up to 99.5% of the impurities removed.
The water left in the boiling chamber has a much higher concentration of impurities and is discarded.
Distillation removes these elements.
Drinking distilled water instead of water containing these essential elements removes a source for obtaining them.
This can lead to deficiencies.
Sweating depletes both water and salt.
Can Babies and Young Children Drink Distilled Water?
There isn’t a strong recommendation for or against using distilled water in infant feeding.
Distilled water is generally considered safe for infant feeding but is not sterile.
Most infant formulas contain low levels of fluoride.
Talk to a healthcare provider about whether it would be beneficial to use distilled water for feeding your infant.
Compared to Tap and Purified, How Safe Is Distilled Water?
The United States has one of the safest publicdrinking watersupplies in the world.
Chlorination is a conventional, time-tested water treatment option.
Monitoring of private water systems is the responsibility of the homeowner, making contamination more likely to go undetected.
Some bottled water comes from municipal drinking water or tap water.
Whats Distilled Water Used For?
Water straight from the tapcontains low levels of microorganisms, such as bacteria andamoebas.
This is safe to drink because these pathogens are usually destroyed by stomach acid.
Distilled water has a flat, dull taste.
The American College of Chest Physicians provides an easy to understand,illustrated guideof one of the methods.
In the United States, check the Consumer Confidence Reports for the public water in your area.
Most private water systems in the United States come from groundwater wells.
Individual owners are responsible for the safety and regulation of their private water systems.
Contaminated water can look clean.
Which method to use depends on the contaminants and your resources.
Always read and carefully follow the manufacturer’s instructions for water treatment products.
Methods to disinfect water include:
Bottled water is another option.
Bottled water producers must also follow the FDA’s good manufacturing practices for processing and bottling drinking water.
People with weakened immune systems need to guard against the parasiteCryptosporidium.
This process removes impurities.
Distillation removes mineral elements that are important for human health, including calcium and magnesium.
Public water in the United States is some of the safest in the world.
It is regulated, monitored, and treated for contaminants that could cause health problems.
Private water systems are not regulated and are the responsibility of the owner.
It may also be used in areas that have unsafe or undesirable-tasting water.
Disinfecting the water or using bottled water may be necessary.
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