Key result
After 18 months of consuming drinking water enriched with 10-15 mg/L of calcium and magnesium, inhabitants originally consuming soft water had a 0.93 m/s decrease in aortic pulse wave velocity and a 10.42-year decrease in arterial age.
Why the study?
Vascular stiffness is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death in developed countries.
Does increasing calcium and magnesium content in soft drinking water improve arterial stiffness in the general population?
Observational (n=207)
Yes
Does increasing calcium and magnesium content in soft drinking water improve arterial stiffness in the general population?
Enriching soft drinking water with calcium and magnesium significantly improves arterial stiffness parameters, suggesting a potential population-level intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk.
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May improve arterial stiffness in soft-water regions; leaves open confirmation in randomized outcome trials.
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Rapant et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Arterial stiffness / Cardiovascular disease risk (n=207). Calcium and magnesium enriched drinking water vs. Baseline (soft drinking water) was evaluated on Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWVao) (MD -0.93 m/s). After 18 months of consuming drinking water enriched with 10-15 mg/L of calcium and magnesium, inhabitants originally consuming soft water had a 0.93 m/s decrease in aortic pulse wave velocity and a 10.42-year decrease in arterial age.
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