Oxygen Water Scam?

Several years ago USA Today showed a full page ad for ' Vitamin O.' Promoting another ' oxygen ' product. There was a lot of talk and promotion of so-called ' oxygenated ' water at the same time. Many of us sports type considered it but did not try it because it did not make sense.

And today I learn this is still a tempting product and subject for many. If that is you.....do your homework first. And consider how a little extra oxygen in water can enter our blood and help us run faster. Or whatever. Our bodies certainly need oxygen and thats one reason we have a nose and two lungs. And need to keep breathing. It comes from the air. Normal. Natural. Now some want us to believe we can also need oxygen from water. Like a fish. But I've never seen the real proof drinking water with a little oxygen can help me. Nor have I seen any proof oxygen can get into our blood stream other than via our lungs and breathing.

Besides, even if the little oxygen that is in these water bottles could somehow enter the blood and help me..........tell me why I should pay for it when all I have to do is take one deep breath and there is no charge for that? One deep breath probably has more oxygen content than a dozen of the these water bottles. Don't we all believe in breathing? And now someone says we need more oxygen? OK. It thats true.....I'll take an extra breath or two. Thats the only way we know our blood will become oxygenated. Via the lungs. Not the tummy. Not intestines, etc.

But make up your own mind after y0u do your homework. We can't just take the word of some sales person or company selling something.

Take a look at the following links. Just three out of dozens on this subject.

http://www.psu.edu/ur/NEWS/news/april98sportsmed2.html
" Super-Oxygenated Water " is Latest Sports Scam.....

http://www.chem1.com/CQ/oxyscams.html

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/05/rosecreek2.htm
One of the legal actions against 'oxygenated water' advertising.