In American economy, we often consume more than we can produce. Hence our energy crisis and declining economy. Our bodies work the same way. But it works slightly different. Instead of consuming more than can be produced, our bodies produce more than it can consume or make use of. This is why we have things like water poising, obesity and epilepsy. Okay okay! Enough of the health tutorial, let’s get to the dirt.

What Vitamin Water is

Remember Gatorade and Powerade? They’re packed with sugar and tons of electrolytes and vitamins that help replenish your body during demanding activities like basketball, biking or long stints of manual labor or exercise. Vitamin water works the same way, but for the casual crowd. Instead of packing it with electrolytes, you get loads of vitamins (and some minerals).

What is so wrong about that? Well, most people do not know that Vitamin Water contain what is called, Crystalline Fructose. It’s basically a high-density fructose, but crystallized. It makes for lower grams on paper but still breaks down in a damning large amount. In addition to that, they cram as high a serving as you can get of a single vitamin in some drinks. For example, In Vitamin Water “Essential”, you get 50% of your daily requirement for vitamin B. This vitamin is often and heavily used in energy drinks and other “health” drinks.

It’s Not Glaceau’s Fault

The fault lies with me and my more than needed consumption of this drink. It’s best to stick with what’s natural. Just good unadulterated H20. My advice to you is to stay away from Vitamin Water, it wrecks your body more than it helps.