Right now there is a pretty hot debate about bottled water’s environmental impact, yet it’s also an enormously popular product – appearing in 7 out of 10 U.S. and Canadian households.  This video might help explain why.

If you think back through some of your favorite memories – vacations, trips to the park, athletic events, you may remember drinking bottled water.  That’s because in these situations tap water is usually not available and bottled water is a healthy, safe, and accessible alternative.  Many people say if they did not have easy access to bottled water they would turn to sugary, carbonated beverages.  This is exactly the behavior we don’t want to encourage in light of a serious obesity epidemic.  According to Dr. Bray of Louisiana State University Pennington Center, ‘Water is our preferred drink.  We evolved with water, it’s the most nutritious option because it has no calories.’

Bottled water also plays an important role in disaster relief, where often municipal water is totally unavailable to hundreds of families.  For victims of floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, Nestlé Waters North America donates millions of bottles of water every year.

Throughout this video, you can link to other online sources to learn even more about the industry, drinking water, health and the environment.