Summary

The consumption of alkaline reduced water produced by domestic electrolysis devices was approved in Japan since 1965 by the Minister of Health, Work and Wellbeing for the cure of gastro-intestinal disorders. Today, these devices are freely available in France and can be easily purchased without reserve. The commercial information included with the device recommends the consumption of 1 to 1.5 l of water per day, not only for gastro-intestinal disorders but also for numerous other illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, inflammation… Academic research in Japan on this subject has been undergoing since 1990 only but has established that the active ingredient is dissolved dihydrogen which eliminates the free radical ho● in vivo. In addition, it was demonstrated that degradation of the electrodes during functioning of the device releases very reactive nanoparticles of platinum, the toxicity of which has not been clearly proven as yet. This report recommends alerting the French Health Authorities about the uncontrolled availability of these devices used as health products but which generate drug substances and should therefore be sold according to regulatory requirements.