Minerals are absorbed through food, and water’s role is to distribute and transport them throughout the body. When the stomach is filled with food and the minerals it contains, these minerals are broken down by stomach acid, absorbed, and transported throughout the body along with the water. This creates a state of equilibrium, preventing minerals from being flushed out. Flushing out minerals would only occur with exceptionally high water consumption of approximately 6-10 liters per day combined with an inadequate diet, which in itself would be unhealthy. [more about minerals in the body]