ABSTRACT
The CSDs in the form of carbonated water, go back in history to the effervescent mineral waters from natural springs. Bathing in such waters was long believed to have health-giving results, and the waters were often considered as having curative powers as well. The natural conclusion was, therefore, that, when potable, drinking these waters would also result in a contribution to one’s health. These carbonated mineral waters were sometimes called “seltzers,” apparently after the name of the natural springs of carbonated water near a small German village called Niederseltsers.
