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His pictures are gorgeous btw, you must go look.
You're trying to be healthy. It's great.
But... (here it comes)
You may be susceptible to marketing claims that know they just need to sound healthy and look pretty to suck you in.
Vitamin Water.
Capitalizing on your great concern for your lack of nutrition.Problem #1
"Most Americans aren’t vitamin-deficient" Marion NestleProblem #2
Vitamin water contains 2 Tablespoons fructose. That's a lot- especially for a health claiming drink.(This one's made from corn starch by crystallizing corn syrup. Not only added empty calories but addictive and dangerous.)
Problem #3
Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble... which means you need to add olive oil or other healthy fat to a food containing these vitamins- and that drinking them does absolutely nothing.Problem #4
Over-fortification of foods can increase the risk of excessive intake of vitamins and minerals and pose health problems for children 8 and younger. (source EWG)What Vitamin Water is...
-Something to drink with less sugar than soda.-A drink with safer colors (They are from vegetables not FD&C dyes.)
But when we say "Eat the rainbow...This is NOT what we mean."
May we suggest hydrating from that source at your kitchen sink?
It's always the best source.
Hungry for more?
We suggest...
http://www.ewg.org/research/how-much-is-too-much/harmful-effects-excess-vitamins-and-minerals
Sources:
http://scienceline.org/2007/12/ask-intagliata-vitaminwater/