| Calcium and Magnesium in Drinking Water: Public Health Significance Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241563559 ISBN-13: 9789241563550 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Can calcium and magnesium (hardness) in drinking water contribute to preventing disease? This book documents the outputs of an unprecedented group of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to address this question. It includes their 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Nutrition - Business & Economics | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 363.61 |
| LCCN: 2009388907 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 191 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Can calcium and magnesium ("hardness") in drinking water contribute to preventing disease? This book documents the outputs of an unprecedented group of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to address this question. It includes their 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |