Thanks, Kristine - your posting is as interesting as the original. Like the others, I showed the e-mail to my kids in the hope they would drink more water.

I agree that in some ways water drinking is a nuisance - in many countries tourists only drink bottled water and add to the pollution problems. We could end up seeing more empty plastic bottles on a beach than sand

But the e-mail does highlight the fact that water is healthier than coke. What impressed me was what this stuff could do to your insides whereas water would need something added to it to have the same effect. But again, I suppose moderation is the key - too much water can be just as toxic as too much coke.

Judy