Monday, March 8, 2010

What's Best for Kids: Bottled Water or Fountains?

[from National Geographic, pointed out by D. W. - thanks!]

As the U.S. taste for bottled water grows, environmentalists have been trying to sell people on good old-fashioned—and free—tap water.

But tap water's place in schools is thorny, since some experts say children should actually be drinking more bottled water to head off two stubborn health threats: obesity due to sugary drinks and lead poisoning.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100303-bottled-water-tap-schools/

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