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- Study Shows Talking With College Students About Binge Drinking Makes Them Think About It
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- New Report Lists Contaminant, Treatment Violations At Kentucky's 461 Public Water Systems
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- Fda Wants To Reduce Standard For Fluoride In Public Drinking Water
Lowering the amount of fluoride in drinking water, as proposed in January by the Food and Drug Administration, will increase medical expenses and harm the poor and the poorly educated the most, a mother writes in an op-ed piece in the New York Times....
- Perk Up Your Water!
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom We?re always hearing how important it is to ?hydrate? and keep your fluid intake up. While it?s clearly important to downsize liquid calories, people are always asking me what else they can drink instead of water. I?ve heard all...
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Poll gauges Kentuckians' consumption, sources and opinions of drinking water; E. Ky. likes bottled water more than other areas
Drinking water is necessary for the human body to work properly. Because one can consume water through drinking other beverages or eating foods like lettuce, tomatoes, oranges and melons, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend drinking a particular number of cups per day. However, it does recommend drinking water instead of other high-calorie beverages, especially if a person is trying to remain at a healthy weight, according to the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky's latest release of information from its 2013 Kentucky Health Issues Poll.
The poll, in October and November, gauged Kentuckians' consumption, sources and opinions of their drinking water. While 24 percent reported drinking eight or more cups of water each day, 8 percent said they don't drink water daily. Thirty-two percent said they drink one to three cups per day, and the remaining 35 percent say they drink between four and seven cups.
About half of those surveyed (52 percent) reported drinking tap water most often, and 39 percent said they drink mostly bottled water. Only 4 percent said they primarily drink well water, showing how extensive water lines have become in rural areas. Louisville-area citizens are more inclined (61 percent) to report drinking tap water than people from other areas, and Eastern Kentucky residents were most likely to report drinking bottled water (50 percent) or well water (10 percent).
Why don't some Kentuckians drink tap water? More than four in ten (43 percent) cite the taste of the water as an explanation. Some also say it seems unsafe (13 percent), that they have access to bottled water (13 percent) or that they believe chemicals are in the water (11 percent).
The poll, co-sponsored by Interact for Health of Cincinnati, has an error margin of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
The poll, in October and November, gauged Kentuckians' consumption, sources and opinions of their drinking water. While 24 percent reported drinking eight or more cups of water each day, 8 percent said they don't drink water daily. Thirty-two percent said they drink one to three cups per day, and the remaining 35 percent say they drink between four and seven cups.
About half of those surveyed (52 percent) reported drinking tap water most often, and 39 percent said they drink mostly bottled water. Only 4 percent said they primarily drink well water, showing how extensive water lines have become in rural areas. Louisville-area citizens are more inclined (61 percent) to report drinking tap water than people from other areas, and Eastern Kentucky residents were most likely to report drinking bottled water (50 percent) or well water (10 percent).
Why don't some Kentuckians drink tap water? More than four in ten (43 percent) cite the taste of the water as an explanation. Some also say it seems unsafe (13 percent), that they have access to bottled water (13 percent) or that they believe chemicals are in the water (11 percent).
The poll, co-sponsored by Interact for Health of Cincinnati, has an error margin of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
- 29 Kentucky Water Systems Violated Health-related Standards For Drinking Water In 2013; Here's A Detailed List
Twenty-nine Kentucky water systems committed health-related violations of federal drinking-water rules in 2013. Each public water system is required to give its customers an annual report on its adherence to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and state...
- Study Shows Talking With College Students About Binge Drinking Makes Them Think About It
College students who hear warnings about binge drinking from family or friends are more likely to be concerned about their own alcohol use, compared to those who don't hear this advice, a new study indicates. The study found that students who were...
- New Report Lists Contaminant, Treatment Violations At Kentucky's 461 Public Water Systems
Reporters can now find out if their local public water systems were recently cited with violations related to contaminants in the water or inadequate treatment. The Kentucky Division of Water's annual compliance report was released last week. Statewide,...
- Fda Wants To Reduce Standard For Fluoride In Public Drinking Water
Lowering the amount of fluoride in drinking water, as proposed in January by the Food and Drug Administration, will increase medical expenses and harm the poor and the poorly educated the most, a mother writes in an op-ed piece in the New York Times....
- Perk Up Your Water!
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom We?re always hearing how important it is to ?hydrate? and keep your fluid intake up. While it?s clearly important to downsize liquid calories, people are always asking me what else they can drink instead of water. I?ve heard all...