1. Contribution of calcium in drinking water from a South American country to dietary calcium intake.
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Cormick G, Lombarte M, Minckas N, Porta A, Rigalli A, Belizán JM, Matamoros N, and Lupo M
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- Adult, Argentina, Calcium analysis, Calcium, Dietary, Humans, South America, Drinking Water
- Abstract
Objective: To describe the calcium concentration of tap and bottled waters from Argentina and to estimate the contribution of drinking water to calcium recommendations., Results: Calcium concentrations provided by water authorities ranged from 6 to 105 mg/L. The mean calcium level of samples analysed at the Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sanitaria, National University of La Plata was 15.8 (SD ± 13.2) mg/L and at the Bone Biology Laboratory of the National University of Rosario was 13.1 (± 10.0) mg/L. Calcium values of samples from supply systems and private wells was similar. Most bottled waters had calcium levels well below 50 mg/L. The intake of one litre of drinking water from Argentina could represent in average between 1.2 and 8.0% of the calcium daily values for an adult.
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- 2020
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