Is vitamin water very good for me?

Question

i drink the kiwi-strawberry Focus one

Answer 1

I don't think so. Just take a vitamin. Vitamin water has sugar and some calories and all kinds of things in it. Regular filtered water is so much better for you.

Answer 2

No darling. It has tons of sugar in it. It'll rot your teeth if you drink a lot of it. Best to stick to regular water...or if you're really hard up for some flavor, get the Pur Water filter thingie with the flavoring. But really, your best bet is to just stick with regular water.

Answer 3

ehhh no really >.<

a blog on yahoo named it as one of the worst "healthy" drink. But the one named is from a diff company. It contains as much sugar and calories as a can of coke actually.

Glaceau VitaminWater (any flavor; 20 oz bottle)

130 calories

33 grams sugar

see link for other unhealthy drinks xP

Answer 4

eh? It's OK. It won't hurt you. It is better than not getting vitamins at all and better than not drinking water at all; but frankly I think it is better to drink pure water and to take your vitamins separately.

Answer 5

Just drink water. Vitamin water is really a waste of money. Just take a mulitvitamin everyday.  The bottle contains 50 claries per 8 oz serving...it's 2 servings...2 X 50...that's 100 calories...you do the math...

Answer 6

yes it is extremely good for you let me tell you this.

i used to drink 2-3 20 oz bottles of coke a day. I've quit for

14 weeks and 6 days and have lost 13 lbs by drinking vitamin water.

Sugars:If you will look at some drinks it says     sugars:__ g

but is not sugar it is an artificial sweetener called spleda a chemical which your body can not handle. But Vitamin Water has Cane Sugar an all natural sugar that is very healthy and will give you an extra boost with no crash

Guarana: Guarana is a climbing plant in the Sapindaceae family, native to the Amazon basin and especially common, in Brazil. While guarana features large leaves and clusters of flowers, it is best known for its fruit, which is about the size of a coffee berry. Each fruit contains about one seed, which contains approximately three times as much all natural caffeine as coffee beans.

The guarana fruit's color ranges from brown to red and contains black seeds which are partly covered by white arils. The color contrast when the fruit has been split open has been likened to eyeballs; this has formed the basis of a myth.

Flavors:Flavors

Power-C - Dragonfruit - (Vitamin C + Taurine)

Energy - Tropical Citrus - (Vitamin B + Guarana)

Revive - Fruit Punch - (Vitamin B + Potassium)

Multi-V - Lemonade - ("Vitamin A to Zinc")

Focus - Kiwifruit-Strawberry - (Vitamin A + Lutein)

Essential - Orange-Orange - (Vitamin C + Calcium)

Formula 50 - Grape - (50% Daily Dose of Vitamins-based on 20oz serving)

Defense - Raspberry-Apple - (Vitamin C + Zinc)

Rescue - Green Tea - (Vitamin C + EGCG)

Endurance - Peach-Mango - (Vitamin E + Ribose)

Vital-T - Lemon Tea - (Vitamin C + Vitamin E)

Balance - Cran-Grapefruit - (Vitamin C + Glucosamine)

B-Relaxed - Jackfruit-Guava - (Vitamin B + Theanine)

Charge - Lemon-Lime + (Vitamin B + Electrolytes)

x*x - Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate - (Triple Antioxidants)

Electrolyte:Electrolytes are commonly found in sports drinks. In oral rehydration therapy, electrolyte drinks containing sodium and potassium salts replenish the body's water and electrolyte levels after dehydration caused by exercise, diaphoresis, diarrhea, vomiting or starvation.

It is unnecessary to replace losses of sodium, potassium and other electrolytes during exercise since it is unlikely that a significant depletion the body's stores of these minerals will occur during normal training. However, in extreme exercising conditions over 5 or 6 hours (an Ironman or ultramarathon, for example) the consumption of a complex sports drink with electrolytes is recommended. Athletes who do not consume electrolytes under these conditions risk overhydration (or hyponatremia). [1]

Because sports drinks typically contain very high levels of sugar, they are not recommended for regular use by children. Water is considered the only essential beverage for children during exercise. Medicinal rehydration sachets and drinks are available to replace the key electrolyte ions lost during diarrhea and other gastro-intestinal distresses. Dentists recommend that regular consumers of sports drinks observe precautions against tooth decay.

Electrolyte and sports drinks can be home-made by using the correct proportions of sugar, salt and water.

Vitamins:Vitamin Name Deficiency effects

Vitamin B1 thiamine Deficiency causes beriberi. Symptoms of this disease of the nervous system include weight loss, emotional disturbances, Wernicke's encephalopathy (impaired sensory perception), weakness and pain in the limbs, periods of irregular heartbeat, and edema (swelling of bodily tissues). Heart failure and death may occur in advanced cases. Chronic thiamine deficiency can also cause Korsakoff's syndrome, an irreversible psychosis characterized by amnesia and confabulation.

Vitamin B2 riboflavin Deficiency causes ariboflavinosis. Symptoms may include cheilosis (cracks in the lips), high sensitivity to sunlight, angular cheilitis, glossitis (inflammation of the tongue), seborrheic dermatitis or pseudo-syphilis (particularly affecting the s*****m or labia majora and the mouth), pharyngitis, hyperemia, and edema of the pharyngeal and oral mucosa.

Vitamin B3 niacin Deficiency, along with a deficiency of tryptophan causes pellagra. Symptoms include aggression, dermatitis, insomnia, weakness, mental confusion, and diarrhea. In advanced cases, pellagra may lead to dementia and death.

Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid Deficiency can result in acne and paresthesia, although it is uncommon.

Vitamin B6 pyridoxine Deficiency may lead to anemia, depression, dermatitis, high blood pressure (hypertension), water retention, and elevated levels of homocysteine.

Vitamin B7 biotin Deficiency does not typically cause symptoms in adults but may lead to impaired growth and neurological disorders in infants.

Vitamin B9 folic acid Deficiency results in a macrocytic anemia, and elevated levels of homocysteine. Deficiency in pregnant women can lead to birth defects.

Supplementation is often recommended during pregnancy. Researchers have shown that folic acid might also slow the insidious effects of age on the brain.

Vitamin B12 cobalamin Deficiency causes macrocytic anemia, elevated homocysteine, peripheral neuropathy, memory loss and other cognitive deficits. It is most likely to occur among elderly people as absorption through the gut declines with age; the autoimmune disease pernicious anemia is another common cause. In rare extreme cases, paralysis can result.

Vitamin A: Vitamin A is an essential human nutrient. Vitamin A actually refers to a family of similarly shaped molecules: the retinoids. Its important part is the retinyl group, which can be found in several forms. In foods of animal origin, the major form of vitamin A is an ester, primarily retinyl palmitate, which is converted to an alcohol (retinol) in the small intestine. Vitamin A can also exist as an aldehyde (retinal), or as an acid (retinoic acid). Precursors to the vitamin (provitamins) are present in foods of plant origin as some of the members of the carotenoid family of compounds.[1]

All forms of vitamin A have a Beta-ionone ring to which an isoprenoid chain is attached. This structure is essential for vitamin activity.[1] The orange pigment of carrot - Beta-carotene - can be represented as two connected retinyl groups. The retinyl group, when attached to a specific protein, is the only primary light absorber in visual perception, and the compound name is related to the retina of the eye.

Vitamin A can be found in various forms:

retinol, the form of vitamin A absorbed when eating animal food sources, is a yellow, fat-soluble, vitamin with importance in vision and bone growth. Since the alcohol form is unstable, the vitamin is usually produced and administered in a form of retinyl acetate or palmitate.

other retinoids, a class of chemical compounds that are related chemically to vitamin A, are used in medicine

So there you go vitamin water is healthy

Answer 7

No.

I like vitamin water because it tastes good. If you're drinking it because you think it's "healthy", it's not.

The amount of sugar and calories it has offsets any benefits you may get from the vitamins. The best thing to do is to drink water regularly and get vitamins from fruits and vegetables. If you can't change your diet because of medical reasons, convenience or availability, a wide range of vitamin supplements are available in pill or liquid form.