Contributions

  • World Health Organization. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Language

English

Word Count

45,000 words, Guess

Page Count

180 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCRA591.6 .C35 2009

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

Other Editions

  • Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water: public health significance.World Health Organization2009-01-01

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