Re: water softeners and heart disease
From: Matt (matt_at_themattfella.zzzz.com)
Date: 12/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:56:14 GMT
Hagrinas Mivali wrote:
> zwalanga wrote:
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>>X-No-Archive: Yes
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>>Water softening system newly installed in my building.
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>>What is the concern with softened water and heart disease? Is it only
>>for the potassium salt used to soften the water, or something more
>>complex.
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> If they use standard softener salt (NaCl) it's not an issue, but there is an
> increase in sodium equal to the amount of other minerals displaced.
"proportional" would be a more correct and useful term than "equal".
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