Is Water Really Beneficial for Health?

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - Drinking alkaline water is busy discussed. The reason, drink water with a higher pH is claimed to have many health benefits. In fact, can cure various chronic diseases. Is that right?Some brands of alkaline water claim their production is water that is processed through Japanese technological tools so as to achieve pH 8 to 9. For information, the pH of drinking water should range from 6.5 to 8.5. High pH in drinking water is claimed to make blood pH also become alkaline or alkaline, which is believed to make the body healthier."That's not the principle. blood pH is neutral. If the blood pH is acidic or alkaline, the organ is the lungs and kidneys, not from the water we drink, "said Samuel Oetoro, a clinical nutrition specialist from Siloam Hospital, Jakarta, when contacted by CNN Indonesia on Wednesday (14/1).
Samuel explained, blood pH is not influenced by the drink you consume. Medically, every drink and food you consume will enter the stomach. There, food and drink will meet a very strong gastric acid, with a pH of 2 to 3. That is, out of the stomach food and drinks that have been digested will be acidic.Food and drink will then go down to the intestine. Here, the pH will be neutral. Well, the results of this digestive process that will be absorbed by the body."There is no effect to the body. (Alkaline water) is not harmful, just no effect whatsoever, "said Samuel.Normally, blood pH is regulated by lung and kidney organs. According to Samuel, the new body needs help to regulate blood pH when in critical condition, when the lung organ and kidney do not function properly."But the liquid was put through the IV, so it went straight into the blood instead of the water it drank," Samuel said. "Alkaline water is expensive. There is no danger, but in vain, no use, "he continued.