The Consumption of Bottled Water & Tap Water
Image by Kirin Photo (Facebook) Azoulay, A., Garzon, P., & Eisenberg, M. J. (2001). Comparison of the mineral content of tap water and bottled waters. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16 (3), 168-175. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.04189.x Despite of the rising concern on adverse health effect on drinking water, the consumption of tap water has decrease while consumption of bottled water has increase. This objective of study was to observe the difference of the mineral content of tap water and bottled water available in the North American cities. Only 3 minerals have been chosen in these studies which are Calcium (Ca 2+ ), Magnesium (Mg 2+ ) and Natrium (Na + ). The minerals are very important in human body functioning to ensure fluid level inside and outside cells are balance. The imbalance of electrolytes in human body can cause muscle spasm and weakness. The interesting part of this study was the regulation of bottled water in America. United
