The European Food Safety Authority, that demigod of all that may or may not be said about food and health in Europe has ruled that you can't claim water is hydrating... Check this.
"The two professors - Dr Moritz Hagenmeyer and Dr Andreas Hahn – proposed the claim: “Regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of development of dehydration and of concomitant decrease of performance”.
After dialogue with the NDA to clarify the disease risk reduction factors, the professors proposed, “water loss in tissues” or “reduced water content in tissues” as risk factors, the development of dehydration.
But the Panel found these were “measures of water depletion and thus are measures of the disease (dehydration).”
It therefore concluded: “…the proposed claim does not comply with the requirements for a disease risk reduction claim pursuant to [the NHCR]."
Sooo. Just be aware that if you visit Europe and drink water you'll probably end up dehydrated.. and that's official!
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