Sodium
Mineral water
Draft · dietitian review pending
What actually happens
Ranges from about 11 to 160 mg per litre.
The fix
Read the bottle.
The numbers
- Sodium per litre, range across mineral waters
- about 11–160 mg
Water is water. That's what I thought, anyway.
Turns out mineral water carries sodium, and how much depends entirely on the bottle. Across brands, it ranges from about 11 mg to about 160 mg per litre. Same bubbles, same price, very different numbers.
It's the kind of thing nobody thinks to count. You don't log water. You don't read the label on water. And if it's what you drink all day, the high end adds up quietly in the background.
The fix is about as easy as it gets: read the bottle. The sodium is right there on the label. Find a low one you like and stick with it. Then you never have to think about it again.
I'm not saying water is a trap. I'm saying even water deserves one look at the label. After that, drink up.