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TITLE:
Magnesium in drinking water and the risk of death from diabetes
mellitus.
AUTHORS: Yang CY; Chiu HF; Cheng MF; Tsai SS; Hung CF; Tseng YT
SOURCE: Magnes Res 1999 Jun;12(2):131-7
ABSTRACT: This report examines whether magnesium in drinking water
is protective against the probability of dying from diabetes mellitus.
All eligible deaths from diabetes (6781 cases) of Taiwan residents
from 1990 through 1994 were compared with deaths from other causes (6781 controls), and
the levels of magnesium in the drinking water of these residents was determined.
Data on magnesium levels in drinking water throughout Taiwan were
obtained from the Taiwan Water Supply Corporation (TWSC).
Controls were pair matched to the cases by year of birth, and
year of death.
The results of the present study show that there seems to be a
significant protective effect of magnesium intake from drinking water on the risk of dying
from diabetes mellitus.
This is an important finding for the Taiwan water industry and
human health.
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