Opinion:
Because D water doesn't contain minerals the body will draw minerals from the bones for what it needs.
Counter opinions:
* D water will remove "inorganic" minerals that the body doesn't need and have built up in the same way that a water filter collects deposits of undesirable things.
* D water will _help_ with mineral absorption.
* “Now as to the argument that distilled water leaches out minerals. This is true, and this is exactly what we want it to do. The minerals it leaches out are of the unusable, ionic form and we want these to leave the body rather than be deposited and cause disease. Distilled water does not leach out significant amounts of biologically available minerals because these are quickly taken up by the body on an as needed basis. If they are present in excess then they are filtered through the kidneys and this is exactly what needs to happen with all things which are in excess in the circulation. Distilled water cleanses the body through promoting healthy kidney function.” —Ron Kennedy, M.D.
Opinion:
You'll be missing out on vital minerals!
Counter opinions:
* Only ~5% of minerals come from water, the rest is from food.
* The minerals removed from the water are "inorganic" and can't be used by the body. (This is a whole other debate.)
From:
http://www.drdavidwilliams.com/distilled-water/
This assertion is made because distilled water doesn’t have any minerals of its own. However, most of the minerals we take in come from food, not water. And the fact is that your kidneys do a fine job of keeping your minerals in proper balance. As long as your kidneys are functioning normally, you’ll have no problems drinking distilled water.