Sports water bottle – few facts that might help!

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If you are a little bit into sports, you are surely used to keeping sports water bottles handy. But do we all know the health issues that are tied to it? This article tells you a little something about that. To begin with, latest scientific discoveries reveal that if someone drinks water out of low quality plastic containers/bottles – he or she might soon get exposed to substantial amount of health risks.

A large number of people are unaware of the risks of potential health hazards of water from typical plastic bottles – especially when it comes to sports water bottles. Not to mention the fact that a number of bottles are made of really low quality plastic that should be avoided at all cost. 

Don’t use just any plastic bottle  

The way the bottled water manufacturing and marketing industry is today, there are a range of products that cater people with different needs, demands and motives. While some people are ready to pay premium price to purchase hygiene and health – others seem to be reluctant about the underlying health issues. The latter category of consumers just wants to ‘grab on’ any bottle they can find – even when it comes to health practices like sports.

What’s the best alternative?

But to ensure your health, hygiene and overall well being, you got to know what the major types of plastics are that bottled water manufacturers use. Take sports water bottles for instance – most of the reputed brands use only high quality plastic. But there are brands that make substandard grade of plastics and they should be avoided. But if you want to be on the safe side, consider using aluminum bottles, since they are better, more durable and makes more sense on sports venues.

Get some idea about rating and grading

In the United States, plastics are assigned a specific rating out of a 7 rate scale. By law, the manufacturer is bound to print out the rating on the bottles sold to common consumers through retail chains. You must have also noticed an image depicting a recycling triangle on all plastic bottles.

The 1 to 7 scale actually represents the renowned "resin identification code", which represents various kind of resin. Besides, you might have also noticed the abbreviations indicating the name of the kind of plastic printed on the bottle’s label. One example of such abbreviations is – PET, which refers to a kind of plastic called polyethylene terephthalate.

Take the instance of other forms of disposable cola bottles or mainstream sports water bottles that are made out of plastic. In most of the cases, they’re rated based on what they are meant to contain. You might actually recall the - milk jugs or shampoo bottles or bottles containing liquid detergent. All these bottles use hi-density poly ethylene for HDPE. And if it does, it is likely to be indicated on the label. However, they are rated as number 2 plastic. In addition, there are other ratings, like PVC (rated 3) or LDPE - the acronym for low density polyethylene - (rated 4 and is and is used with wraps, grocery/sandwich bags) or polypropolene (or PP) which is rated number 5.

So be savvy while buying your sports water bottles!