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Originally Posted by leftyf
What is wrong with plain old water?
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Depends on the source of the water, and whether or not you use fluoridated toothpaste.
Natural spring water has naturally-occurring fluoride in it, but possibly not enough to keep your teeth healthy. So you'd need to use fluoridated toothpaste for that.
Tap water (in most parts of the USA) has its fluoride content regulated, but also typically has other stuff added to it (such as chlorine), and in some parts of the country (like Flint, Michigan) also contains toxins such as lead, which may or may not be palatable/safe.
Filtered tap water will reduce the risk of contaminants as long as you keep the filter maintained. But it might not taste any better than its unfiltered counterpart.
Drinking ONLY citrus-infused water means you're exposing your teeth to a LOT of citric acid, and that can be harmful to your teeth since it washes through your mouth before you swallow it.
I actually like spring water, so that's my preferred daily fluid intake choice. If I want fruit-flavored beverage, I drink actual orange or grapefruit juice, usually fresh from the fruit (I have a manual juicer). That way I get ALL the nutrition from the fruit, the fiber, the vitamin C, vitamin A and potassium, vitamin B6, with only around 50 calories, no fat, no cholesterol, no sodium, low carb (not no carb, it does have fructose), and it's delicious and much more filling than a glass of flavored water.