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My guts are dyed purple from the time I accidentally ordered 20 cans instead of 4 but goddamn its better for me than drinking.

Also coming up on 6 months at the start of May!

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[-] blakeus12@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago

and then trying to quit energy drinks gets you super addicted to sparkling water!

[-] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 13 points 7 months ago

sparkling water and coffee for me

[-] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago
[-] pastalicious@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

Unflavored sparkling water is less acidic than saliva so it’s probably safe for your teeth. Citrus flavors seem to be very popular, however, and that probably increases the acidity?

[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

I think they’re referring to the coffee lol

[-] bleepbloopbop@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

This is not true. saliva is like a ph of 6-7, carbonated water is 3-4. Maybe more alkaline mineral waters balance out the carbonic acid, but plain sparkling water doesn't.

Whether it actually matters for the teeth, I guess idk, it's probably better than soda or coffee, but I've always been told lots of acidity, especially slow sipping, is bad

[-] pastalicious@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

YouTube lied to me. Back to the search for a guilt free indulgence.

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