(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, May 10, 2015 ) Atlanta, GA -- It's known that almost half of adult Americans drink less water than the minimum recommended by health authorities. That minimum amount, 32 ounces (4 cups), is considered necessary to maintain good health. There are many factors contributing to Americans' low water intake- such as busy lifestyle, poor daily habits, and the consumption of alternative beverages. There is one important connection, though, that has only begun to come to light recently. As it turns out, the senses that humans are born with may be an important cause of chronic dehydration.
Recent research into the sense of taste is revealing that the information about this important and very primitive sense needs a bit of updating. What most people know about the taste sense was learned in health class, and most of that information is sadly outdated, and mostly just plain wrong. Scientists have found that the sense of taste has existed in the animal kingdom for at least 500 million years. That makes it one of the most primitive senses, and for most species, including man, it has played a critical role in survival. The ability to know, for instance, which things are good to eat and which are poisonous is pretty important for any animal's survival.
For decades the food industry has paid the most attention to, and spent the most money on, answering questions about the sense of taste. For this reason, most research has focused on how to make processed food taste good. But is this view of taste too narrow? Is there still some role that this primitive sense is playing in the background that has been overlooked? It appears that may be so, not as it relates to food, but rather to water.
Keeping in mind that the original function of taste was to help humans find the good and avoid the bad, what might happen if water was changed from something good-tasting to something bad-tasting? Yes, the answer seems pretty obvious, yet it's something not considered by health authorities. It's a matter of priorities: the water authorities in communities across the nation have the primary responsibility of providing safe water for consumers. This is achieved by adding substances like chlorine, a particularly nasty-tasting chemical. On the other hand, in most states the taste, odor and appearance of water fall under something called "secondary standards" that are neither mandatory or enforced. The end result is that most communities are offering water that human taste buds are rejecting- it's simply that primitive sense clashing with modern society. Consciously or unconsciously, humans will avoid drinking water that the taste buds reject.
Fortunately, there are options for those looking to improve their daily water intake. Home water filtration systems can remove offending substances and make water much better tasting. These can involve extensive whole-house systems or be as simple as a countertop filter. Another healthy alternative is the glass infuser water bottle. By adding cleansing fruits, vegetables, or herbs, water taste can be vastly improved. Both filtration systems and infuser water bottles avoid the negative environmental impact of single-use plastic bottles. As communities increasingly add chemicals to purify the water supply, individuals will need to pay more attention to satisfying those primitive taste buds.
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