Consumption per person of bottled water rose from 41 litres in 2014 to 59 litres in 2019, according to data from Mintel, a market-research firm. Americans, by comparison, guzzled an average of 141 ...

Companies selling bottled water, he argued, have managed to convince people that buying water is a healthier choice than sugary soda. But, Jewell wrote, the comparison is a case of false equivalence.