Heather there were a few studies out of the USSR that seemed to show an effect but they have not been replicated and so are considered at best inconclusive, could it have been one of them? I'd be interested in any more recent study. Distilled water is standard on US Navy ships and there have been studies looking for effects without finding them.
On Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 2:35 PM Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 8:55 AM, Heather Madrone <heat...@madrone.com> > wrote: > > > One study I read about a dozen years ago showed that a higher rate of > > osteoporosis in people who drank a lot of RO water, even if they took > > calcium supplements. > > > Got a citation? > > (I suspect that South Indians, who tend to consume plenty of calcium via > dairy products such as curd, will have less to worry about in this context > anyway) > > Udhay > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >
