Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water: public health significance
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva, Switzerland World Health Organization c2009
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
This book addresses whether or not calcium and magnesium ('hardness') in drinking water can contribute to preventing disease. It includes a comprehensive consensus view on what is known and what is not about the role and possible health benefit of calcium and magnesium in drinking-water. Also included is a series of chapters each authored by internationally renowned experts reviewing the state of the art in different aspects, including: global dietary calcium and magnesium intakes; the contribution of drinking water to calcium and magnesium intake; health significance of calcium and magnesium; role of drinking-water in relation to bone metabolism; epidemiological studies and the association of cardiovascular disease risks with water hardness and magnesium in particular; water production, technical issues and economics.--Publisher's description
Physical Description:xi, 180 p.
ISBN:9789241563550
9241563559

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