Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water [electronic resource] : public health significance.
2009
RA591.6 .C35 2009eb
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Title
Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water [electronic resource] : public health significance.
ISBN
9789241563550
9241563559
Publication Details
Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xi, 180 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
RA591.6 .C35 2009eb
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Expert consensus
Overview of global dietary calcium and magnesium intakes and allowances / S.A. Atkinson, R Costello and J.M. Donohue
The mineral composition of water and its contribution to calcium and magnesium intake / C.N. Ong, A.C. Grandjean and R.P. Heaney
Identifying magnesium deficiency : a diagnostic dilemma / R.J. Elin
Magnesium deficiency : clinical and experimental aspects / W.B. Weglicki
Magnesium and hypertension / R.M. Touyz and B. Sontia
Atherosclerosis and magnesium / B.M. Altura and B.T. Altura
Health significance of calcium and magnesium : examples from human studies / G.F. Combs, Jr and F.H. Nielson
Calcium and magnesium : role of drinking-water in relation to bone metabolism / C.M. Weaver and J.W. Nieves
Epidemiological studies and the association of cardiovascular disease risks with water hardness / R. Calderon and P. Hunter
Alternative hypotheses and knowledge gaps / J.K. Fawell
Water production, technical issues and economics / P. Regunathan.

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