title: [Water in children's diet].
abstract: Water is one of the main dietary components. Its quality plays an important role for the safety of food particularly for infants. For the youngest children the groundwater free of chemical and microbiological pollution and with the proper chemical composition can be used. For infants is recommended natural spring water and natural mineral water of low sodium concentration </=20 mg/1 dm3 Na+ and low mineralised </=500 mg/1 dm3 dissolved solids. For older children the mineralisation of water may be higher - </=1000 mg/1 dm3. Bio-availability of water macro- and microelements is high, so mineral water may be a good source of these elements in children's diet.
authors.affiliation: Zaklad Zywienia, Instytut Matki i Dziecka, ul. Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warszawa, Polska. zywienie@imid.med.pl
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rudzka-Kantoch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weker
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005503:Food Additives / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D008900:Mineral Waters / Q000032:analysis; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D011044:Poland; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D005503:Food Additives; D008900:Mineral Waters; D008903:Minerals