Can I drink mineral water that has been left overnight?

Speaking of mineral water, everyone should be relatively familiar with it, because we drink mineral water quite a few times in our daily life. Many times when we go out to work or go shopping, it is inconvenient to bring a cup, and many beverages will make you fat, so many people will choose to buy a bottle of mineral water at this time. Mineral water contains a lot of minerals and no fat, so you won’t make you fat if you drink it. But not all mineral water is drinkable. So, can we drink mineral water that has been left overnight?

Many people don’t know how to answer the question raised above, although in daily life, many people will encounter such or similar situations. When many people encounter mineral water that has been left overnight, the general way they deal with it is to drink it directly. Of course, some people also throw it away. So, is this approach correct? Let’s talk about it in detail below.

Eight kinds of water that cannot be drunk

Raw water: The chlorine in tap water can interact with the organic matter remaining in unboiled water, which can easily lead to bladder cancer and rectal cancer. Raw water in the wild contains harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites. After drinking it, it is easy to get acute gastroenteritis, hepatitis, typhoid fever, dysentery and parasitic infections.

Unboiled water: Drinking unboiled water increases the likelihood of developing bladder cancer and rectal cancer by 21%-38%; when the water temperature reaches 100 degrees Celsius, the harmful substances will be greatly reduced as the steam evaporates. If it continues to boil for 3 minutes, it will be much safer to drink.

Re-boiled water: Re-boiling water will cause the nitrite content in the water to exceed the standard, causing harm to the human body and even cancer over time.

Water that has been exposed to the air for a long time: Boiled water cannot be exposed to the air for too long, otherwise it will lose its biological activity and thus lose many of its special functions; if the time is too long, not only will various minerals be lost, but the content of certain harmful substances may also increase.

Overnight water: The water stored in the thermos is not boiled water of the same day, but is similar to water that has been left in the air for a long time.

Aged water: water that has been stored for a long time without moving. Drinking this water frequently will significantly slow down the cell metabolism of minors, affecting their growth and development; accelerate aging in middle-aged and elderly people; and cause an increasing incidence of esophageal cancer and gastric cancer.

Thousands of boiling water: Thousands of boiling water is water that has been boiled on the stove overnight or for a long time, as well as water that has been boiled repeatedly in an electric water heater. Drinking this kind of water for a long time will interfere with the gastrointestinal function and cause temporary diarrhea and abdominal distension.

Steamer water: Steamer water is the boiling water remaining at the bottom of the pot after steaming buns, rice and other foods. Drinking this kind of water frequently, or using this water to cook porridge, will cause nitrite poisoning. Scale often enters the human body with water, causing diseases of the digestive, nervous, urinary and hematopoietic systems, and even causing premature aging.

To sum up, we can find a problem, that is, mineral water that has been left overnight cannot be drunk. Therefore, friends, please pay attention to this. In your future life, you must remember this point. Do not drink mineral water that has been left overnight just because you are thirsty or to save money. This is very detrimental to your health and may cause some diseases in serious cases.