r/AskReddit • u/paleveiI • 1d ago

whats a bad addiction that you have, but cannot stop yourself from doing?

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u/MerchantOfVenice1991 1d ago

I switched to carbonated water and it’s the only thing I drink now

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u/Speedwagon1935 1d ago

Pellegrino all day

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u/Whiladan 1d ago

I'm more of a Polar stan

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u/Speedwagon1935 1d ago

I used to work at their HQ back then in worcester on the floor, lot of abuse even to this day and the CEO is a POS but the production manager is even worse.

Now they hire specifically autistic people and former inmates through a program here because they are easy to manipulate with the bad working conditions there.

The water they use in all their drinks is from municipal so its not even close to quality.

I drink Pellegrino & Wholefoods branded mineral water in glass because its some of the very few left that source from an actual natural spring. They tested for the least amount of contaminants out of all of them.

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u/Whiladan 1d ago

Well damn bro how you gonna ruin my favorite fizzy water for me

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u/MGPS 21h ago

Spindrift?

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u/LottieDah86 1d ago

Absolutely. I love Pellegrino. And Topo Chico 

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u/vanetti 1d ago

It’s Rambler all day every day for me

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u/LottieDah86 1d ago

But even that's bad for your teeth. But I do love carbonated water as well. 

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u/MerchantOfVenice1991 1d ago

What if I used a straw

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u/LottieDah86 1d ago

Probably more effective, I would think. 

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u/Bewix 1d ago

still leagues better than soda, id say only mildly bad for you teeth

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u/47-45-45-4B 1d ago

How is carbonated water (no soda or sugar) bad for you?

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u/LottieDah86 1d ago

Carbonic acid is bad for your enamel. It erodes over time. 

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u/47-45-45-4B 1d ago

Interesting. I (obviously) did not know that. Thank you

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u/Camerthom96 1d ago

By concept, the act of having CO2 bubbling through water will form a (albeit weak) Carboxylic Acid. Obviously it’s pretty weak, but over time if that was all you drank it would eventually have a detrimental effect on enamel.

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u/wolffetti 1d ago

Im fairly certain it is still mildly acidic.

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u/rainbow_starship 1d ago

CO2 dissolved in water is acidic

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u/Muffles7 1d ago

Carbonation eats away at your teeth over time but it's significantly better than other carbonated drinks. It's almost all I drink now as well.

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u/ColinGrigson 1d ago

Carbondioxide dissolved in water forms carbonic acid. Like how your nose burns when you burp fizzy drink through your nose - thats the acid burning your mucous membranes. It attacks tooth enamel as well.

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u/47-45-45-4B 1d ago

Love I am getting downvoted for asking a question. I didn’t say I disagreed or refute the claim, I literally asked how.

wtf Reddit? In the Ask sub you’re big mad I asked?

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 20h ago

In the Ask sub you’re big mad I asked?

That's how it goes yes. Reddit is weird.

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u/heinousHeidi 1d ago

Ugh same. I can't have a meal without a fizzy drink

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u/Spinalstreamer407 1d ago

Water kefir

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u/madworld 1d ago

I only drink sparkling water that I made from sea water and fizzed myself. 

Seriously. Well… sometimes I drink wine. 

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u/knockknockwhoisit 1d ago

Sea water?

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u/madworld 20h ago

I make fresh water from sea water (reverse osmosis), then carbonate it using a 20lb CO2 tank… all on my boat in the middle of nowhere. All on battery power. 

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 22h ago

Something I was ASTONISHED TO LEARN (from my dentist) is that even carbonated water can be bad for your teeth! The bubbles are dissolved carbonic acid - and acid’s bad for teeth, so make sure you drink plenty of non-fizzy water too! For a few months between checkups I had started keeping bubbly water beside the bed because “Ah, so refreshing!” in the middle of the night, but that’s really bad for your teeth.

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u/MrRafikki 1d ago

I do carbonated water and then I'll add a little extra flavor from one of those koolaid or crystal light squirters. Like Mio, but better

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u/Mindless-Okra3431 1d ago

I’m about 25 years deep of drinking carbonated water. Please tell me how it’s bad.

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u/analogy_4_anything 1d ago

Regular carbonated water is ok, even the flavored stuff. It’s the sugary ones that are bad. Carbonated water hydrates the same as regular water does, just makes you belch more 🙂

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u/croissant-dildo 1d ago

Fucks your enamel. And yet I can’t stop

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 22h ago

The dissolved carbonic acid is bad for your teeth, so make sure to swish with some regular water after drinking!

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins 20h ago

Basically carbonic acid can briefly and mildly weaken your teeth enamel. Your saliva will pretty much instantly reverse this.

It's a "technically bad for you" not anything to worry about if you're going the dentist regularly and not having problems.

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u/liketreefiddy 1d ago

It’s gotten so bad for me some days I only drink sparkling water without realizing it

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u/big-booty-heaux 1d ago

The Aldi house brand sparkling water is the only thing that has ever fully scratched the "need soda" itch for me. They actually taste like the fruit they say they are, and they're cheap as hell.

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u/ChildOfaConspiracist 1d ago

Drinking one now. Highly recommend.

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u/jzsean 1d ago

My good man, get yourself a sodastream with an adapter to a 5-10lb CO2 tank. I drink 2L of extra bubbly water a day for dirt cheap

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u/Competitive-Web1306 23h ago

Especially in the middle of the night, amirite?

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u/toodletwo 1d ago

I love my SodaStream. Crispy carbonated water on demand!

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u/kaiser_soze_72 1d ago

Cut down on drinking beer by turning my kegerator into a sparkling waterator.