I’ve heard that it can ruin your enamel, disrupt digestion and be less hydrating than regular water, for which I often substitute it.įueled by my own anxieties about what the heck I’m actually drinking, and hopeful to get the facts straight, I turned to certified nutritionists, registered dietitians and a dentist to explain exactly what seltzer is and what it means for our health. But, like with all things that seem too good to be true, I have worries about the possible cons of seltzer. I probably drink it now more than ever since I quit alcohol (a choice that resulted in shedding another five pounds) and have made seltzer with a splash of cranberry juice my standard order at bars. I was downright chugging the stuff all day.Ī decade later, I’ve upped my plain water consumption, but come meal times, I’m still hooked on seltzer (typically unflavored, with a wedge of lemon). Perhaps this had to do not only with the elimination of all the sugar and sodium I was ingesting with all that ginger ale, but with the amount of water (albeit carbonated) that I had replaced it with. Over the following three months, I lost at least five pounds and found that my complexion and energy levels had improved.
Gradually, I removed the fruit juice and opted for the seltzer solo. It gave me the sugary fix along with the carbonated rush. When I quit soda a decade ago, I coped by drinking seltzer water with juice.