독일어 연구원의 그룹은 생수의 내용물을 연구하기로 결정했다

FoxNews.com에 따르면 물 한 병에는 25,000정도 화확물질이 발견되고 이런 화학물질 대부분은 "당신의 몸 안에 강력한 의약품의 효과를 모방" 한다고 밝혔다.

저널 PLoS에 발표 된 연구 결과는, 두 부분으로 나뉜다. 테스트 기간 동안, 과학자들은 무작위로 세계 각국의 물 병 뿐만 아니라 수돗물을 18개를 조사했다. 그들은 60%~90%로 활동하는 호르몬 수용체의 두 가지 유형 (에스트로겐과 안드로겐)을 방해하는 물질을 물속에서 발견했다.

A group of German researchers decided to study of the contents of bottled water — and this experiment resulted in something pretty horrifying. Ready?

They found close to 25,000 chemicals lurking in just one bottle of water, and the majority of these chemicals “mimic the effects of potent pharmaceuticals inside your body,” according to FoxNews.com.

The study, which was published in the journal PLoS One, was divided into two parts. During test number one, scientists examined 18 random bottles of water from around the world, as well as tap water. And to their dismay, they detected something in the water that interfered with two types of hormone receptors (estrogen and androgen) — between 60 percent and 90 percent activity.

The tap water, however, passed with flying (hormone-free) colors.

As for test number two, scientists dug deeper to find out exactly which chemicals were the behind the hormone issue. And this is when they discovered 24,500 different chemicals taking up space in bottled water.

Yet…we’re being told that sipping bottled water may not actually harm us, even though these hormones and chemicals can cause serious harm, like diabetes, heart disease, infertility and cancer. Call me paranoid, but I’ll stick to my filtered water from home. And when there’s nothing else around, the good ol’ tap will quench my thirst just fine.