DRINK YOUR OWN WHAT ???

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All that additional oxygen doesn't do anything for you. You won't process it, won't get into your blood, and won't give you any more energy than normal water, although it is a good waste of money.

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If there's extra oxygen in the water, doesn't it have to be stored under pressure (like carbonated drinks) or else it will leak out and just be plain, but expensive, water?

I'm with Tristan on this one - Marion Nestle's new book has a great chapter on how bottled water is neither good nor bad for anyone, just expensive. I still think all the Slashfoodies should read it.

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It'd be funny if it weren't preying on public ignorance (and please, before you flame, ignorance does not mean stupidity). The purported effects of "super-oxygenated" water have been completely unsupported in all reputable peer-reviewed studies. What's more, the entire concept is laughable. It IS possible to pump up water's oxygen concentration under pressure, but in any case, in a full bottle you're talking about less oxygen than is contained in one breath of air. Plus, as Tristan points out, your lungs are very good at absorbing oxygen. Your GI system? Not so much.

So, yeah... shenanigans.

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They are not the only ones trying to dupe the public. There's Balance water which has "added bush flower essences" to restore your balance. Apparently we are unbalanced - or should be regarded as such if we fall for this kind of stupidity. Read more here.

Then there's OxyFacial which is a water spray with added oxygen - another con. This will cost you a cool $50 for 30g of fizzy water at retail. You're probably better off fanning your face with the bill than wasting it on the spray.

When will the outlandish ideas stop? I guess when additional bio-available oxygen will stop a snowball melting in hell.

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I'm most amused by the people who will go out of their way to buy expensive anti-oxidant food, pills, drinks, whatever, and then turn around and buy equally expensive oxygenated water, canned oxygen, and oxygenated hand soap. Somebody wasn't paying attention in chemistry class.

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