eli5: Why can’t you drink Demineralised Water?

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At my local hardware store they sell something called “Demineralised Water High Purity” and on the back of the packaging it says something like, “If consumed, rinse out mouth immediately with clean water.”

Why is it dangerous if it’s cleaner water?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Obvious point others have mentioned about food standards.
Second to my understanding your body wants to keep a an equal of water coming in and water already in.
So the water inside you has some minerals and you nedd those.
The water coming in has no minerals so your body actually gets rid of minerals inside you to balance out.

This can cause mineral deficiency.
I have no sources foe this and I may be entirely wrong bht this is my understanding.

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