Calcium and magnesium in drinking water : public health significance

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,  Standards,  Magnesium Deficiency,  Diet therapy,  Magnesium,  Administration & dosage,  Dietary Calcium,  Calcium Metabolism Disorders,  Analysis,  Hardness,  Agua potable,  Aspectos sanitarios,  Calcio,  Efectos fisiológicos,  Magnesio