[Homestead] Water

Jerry W. Shepperd shepperd at mail.austincc.edu
Tue Jun 27 22:45:52 EDT 2006


At 07:33 PM 6/27/2006, Gene GeRue wrote:

> >The World Health Organization cites several large-scale studies that
> >show an inverse correlation between water hardness and cardiovascular
> >disease.  One should remember, however, that correlation is not the
> >same thing as causation.
>
>I think it is the particular mineral that makes it good or bad. Is it
>selenium that has made certain areas famous for lower incidence of
>heart disease?

The studies mentioned by the WHO cite calcium and magnesium.

Jerry





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