Is it better to buy flavored water or flavor with fresh fruit?

Crystal Robertson on behalf of Riverside Community Hospital

Nutrition & Dietetics

If you're choosing between flavored water and adding fruit to your water, read the flavored water label first. In this video, Crystal Robertson, a registered dietitian at Riverside Community Hospital, describes how to make that choice.

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Water

Plenty of water in your diet helps digestion, skin, and muscle tone. It can help prevent cramping during exercise and even relive stress. Many times we are low on water - dehydrated, and don't realize it. Being dehydrated can manifest with symptoms like fatigue and depression. In fact, by the time we are feeling thirsty, we're already slightly dehydrated. That's one reason that we hear the recommendation to drink eight standard glasses of water daily. Adequate water helps you digest food an helps your body get rid of wastes. Your kidneys need to process water for you to eliminate waste by urination, and getting enough water ensures that these wastes are diluted. Not getting enough water can encourage the formation of painful kidney stones.

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