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We're heading to Texas and DWRF is trying something new: hosting its annual fundraiser at Topgolf. Join us for an evening full of fun, laughs, and great company. Topgolf is a premiere entertainment venue that blends technology and entertainment, and caters to golfers and non-golfers, to create an experience that makes socializing a sport for everyone. Every Topgolf venue features dozens of high-tech, climatecontrolled hitting bays for year-round comfort, a chef-inspired menu for year-round deliciousness, and associates on hand who are eager to help create a fun-filled event. The signature game at Topgolf is a competition where players hit micro-chipped golf balls to score points based on accuracy and distance. Because this venue caters to all skill levels, everyone can have a bit of fun-whether you are a golf pro or you've never played before. If you are a novice, Topgolf has golf pros on staff to teach you how to swing.

Comments on the Draft Final Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

The Drinking Water Research Foundation is urging consumers to think about their drinking water during National Drinking Water Week this week.

Yale Scientist Refutes Study on Bottled Water Facts Issued By Environmental Working Group One of the nation's leading microbiologists, Dr. Stephen Edberg, professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine, and the director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the Yale-New Haven Hospital, strongly refuted today the Environmental Working Group's study on bottled water quality, citing the study's flawed methodology and lack of sound science. Addressing the study's findings which were released yesterday, Dr. Edberg said, "The Environmental Working Group's study on bottled water is troubling for both its lack of acknowledgement of scientifically based history and for failing to conduct controlled scientific experiments. Its conclusions unduly confuse consumers through faulty methodologies and unsubstantiated findings."

Comparative Microbial Character of Consumed Food in Drinking Water

Drinking Water Research Foundation Provides education to the public regarding Drinking water facts, drinking water quality, Water crisis facts, Tap water facts, Facts About Water etc. Drinking Water Research Foundation remains dedicated to the continuous development of scientific research in areas of interest to consumers and the drinking water industry, including facts on water, bottled water facts, tap water facts and filtered water.

Effect of increased water intake on plasma copeptin in healthy adults PURPOSE: Inter-individual variation in median plasma copeptin is associated with incident type 2 diabetes mellitus, progression of chronic kidney disease, and cardiovascular events. In this study, we examined whether 24-h urine osmolality was associated with plasma copeptin and whether increasing daily water intake could impact circulating plasma copeptin. METHODS: This trial was a prospective study conducted at a single investigating center. Eighty-two healthy adults (age 23.6 ± 2.9 years, BMI 22.2 ± 1.5 kg/m2, 50% female) were stratified based upon habitual daily fluid intake volumes: arm A (50-80% of EFSA dietary reference values), arm B (81-120%), and arm C (121-200%). Following a baseline visit, arms A and B increased their drinking water intake to match arm C for a period of 6 consecutive weeks. RESULTS: At baseline, plasma copeptin was positively and significantly associated with 24-h urine osmolality (p = 0.002) and 24-h urine specific gravity (p = 0.003) but not with plasma osmolality (p = 0.18), 24-h urine creatinine (p = 0.09), and total fluid intake (p = 0.52). Over the 6-week follow-up, copeptin decreased significantly from 5.18 (3.3;7.4) to 3.90 (2.7;5.7) pmol/L (p = 0.012), while urine osmolality and urine specific gravity decreased from 591 ± 206 to 364 ± 117 mOsm/kg (p < 0.001) and from 1.016 ± 0.005 to 1.010 ± 0.004 (p < 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: At baseline, circulating levels of copeptin were positively associated with 24-h urine concentration in healthy young subjects with various fluid intakes. Moreover, this study shows, for the first time, that increased water intake over 6 weeks results in an attenuation of circulating copeptin. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02044679. KEYWORDS: Copeptin; Fluid intake; Hydration; Urine osmolality; Water intake; drinking water Effect of increased water intake on plasma copeptin in healthy adults

Beverages, Calorie Consumption and Your Health

The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) has defended the industry's record on advertising sports drinks and energy drinks to children, after the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) labelled them "potential risks for the health of children".

Objective: Evaluate the effect of changes in the water disinfection process, and presence of lead service lines (LSLs), on children's blood lead levels (BLLs) in Washington, DC. Methods: Three cross-sectional analyses examined the relationship of LSL and changes in water disinfectant with BLLs in children o6 years of age. The study population was derived from the DC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program blood lead surveillance system of children who were tested and whose blood lead test results were reported to the DC Health Department. The Washington, DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) provided information on LSLs. The final study population consisted of 63,854 children with validated addresses. Results: Controlling for age of housing, LSL was an independent risk factor for BLLs Z10 mg/dL, and Z5 mg/dL even during time periods when water levels met the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb). When chloramine alone was used to disinfect water, the risk for BLL in the highest quartile among children in homes with LSL was greater than when either chlorine or chloramine with orthophosphate was used. For children tested after LSLs in their houses were replaced, those with partially replaced LSL were 43 times as likely to have BLLs Z10 mg/dL versus children who never had LSLs. Conclusions: LSLs were a risk factor for elevated BLLs even when WASA met the EPA water action level. Changes in water disinfection can enhance the effect of LSLs and increase lead exposure. Partially replacing LSLs may not decrease the risk of elevated BLLs associated with LSL exposure.

Drinking Water Research Foundation Provides education to the public about Drinking water facts, drinking water quality, Water crisis facts.

A Comparative Microbial Safety Assessment of Public Water Supplies and Bottled Water

Poor quality tap water is responsible for a significant amount of acute gastrointestinal illness per year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that water spread diseases-Legionnaires' disease, cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis-cost the U.S. healthcare system as much as $539 million a year in hospital expenses. The significant numbers of people affected by Legionnaire's Disease has prompted U.S environmental laboratories to develop multiple initiatives to educate environmental professionals and the general public about Legionella, the organism that causes Legionnaires' disease. In 2010, the CDC stated, "Each year, between 8,000 and 18,000 people are hospitalized with Legionnaires' disease in the U.S. However, many infections are not diagnosed or reported, so this number may be higher"