Truth is, from the standpoint of nutrition, they re no better off drinking bottled water.
Yes, we need water and on average, we need the equivalent of eight glasses of water a day. But you don t have to get that strictly from drinking water. It can come from other beverages and even from eating food. From a nutritional standpoint, Keith says fruit juice, rather than water, is a healthier choice, namely because people are getting antioxidants and phytochemicals in addition to water. Juices have all those antioxidants in them vitamin C, for example that water lacks.