In other words, the body doesn't have to expend any energy to get the beneficial effects of that water. For good health, people are instructed and encouraged to drink at least 64 oz. of water daily. This amount facilitates all the functions of the body and flushed out cellular and metabolic waste from the system. For instance, giardia and crypto, which in healthy people can cause I to 2 weeks of intestinal flu, can be a terminal illness in people whose immune systems are too weak to throw off these parasites. Just avoiding drinking the chlorine and chlorine byproducts can allow a person to avoid a major longterm source of contamination.
Chlorine is a good thing, etc.
In most towns, even smaller ones, chlorine is used to deliver diseasefree water to a wide range of people. Chlorine has been used since the 1890's. We've talked about the potential problems with drinking water. Most experts agree that a good point of use drinking water filter will protect consumers from any potential contaminant in their drinking water. Boiling water only addresses bacteria and waterborne parasites and does little or nothing about chemicals, asbestos or lead.