There are better sources of nutrition besides urine

Editor,

In response to Don Schrader's letter to the Daily Lobo on Thursday, the mere thought of drinking my own urine is absolutely disgusting. And I also don't think it's very sanitary to wash my body and hair with my own urine.

Stagnant urine in a toilet smells very bad, so imagine how someone would smell after washing themselves in their own urine. There are so many drinks out there that have plenty of nutritional value, so there's no need to drink one's own urine.

For instance, the Odwalla soy milk drinks are one of my favorite choices on campus. They contain protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals, and less fat than regular milk. Other favorite drinks of mine are Tropicana fruit smoothies. They each have 2.5 servings of fruit, according to the USDA.

Instead of historical accounts, please provide us with some facts and statistics before telling us that we should start drinking our own urine.

Andres Saenz

UNM student