Hector Martin

Don't buy distilled water for no reason, since it provides absolutely no benefit over normal water and people need it. But also don't perpetuate the urban myth that distilled water is bad for you, like half of the replies. You body gets all the minerals it needs from food.https://twitter.com/sesmith/status/1244404153813569536 …

According to what I read, it's not because you need the minerals included in the water, but because distilled water creates an osmotic gradient that pulls minerals out of your cells.

I don't know if the impact is as severe as it's implied, or if someone with a properly balanced diet will be able to accommodate the lost minerals and it's just fearmongering based on recommendations meant for people who are already dealing with deficiencies.

If our bodies were so sensitive to the difference in osmolarity then just eating food would cause massive problems in the other direction. Like, distilled water is a lot closer to regular water than regular water is to food.

Makes sense to me. Was mostly just pointing out that what I'd heard wasn't the same as what the commenters were saying.