Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water

Description:

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.

subjects: Water,  Drinking water,  Hardness,  Standards,  Oxides,  Alkaline earth metals,  Hydroxides,  Light metals,  Deficiency diseases,  Metabolism,  Disorders,  Calcium,  Food,  Calcium content,  Magnesium deficiency diseases,  Magnesium,  Inorganic compounds,  Metals,  Chemical elements,  Malnutrition,  Diseases,  Nutrition disorders,  Calcium Compounds,  Metabolic Diseases,  Calcium Metabolism Disorders,  Dietary Calcium,  Magnesium Deficiency,  Inorganic Chemicals,  Elements,  Oxygen Compounds,  Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases,  Chemicals and Drugs,  Disease,  Eau,  Dureté,  Eau potable,  Normes,  Composés,  Oxydes,  Métaux alcalinoterreux,  Hydroxydes,  Métaux légers,  Maladies par carence,  Troubles du métabolisme,  Aliments,  Teneur en calcium,  Carence en magnésium,  Magnésium,  Composés inorganiques,  Métaux,  Éléments chimiques,  Maladies,  Maladies de la nutrition,  Hard water,  Metal,  Drinking,  Diet therapy,  Administration & dosage,  Analysis,  Agua potable,  Aspectos sanitarios,  Calcio,  Efectos fisiológicos,  Magnesio