[Drinking water in infants].
We review types of public drinking water and bottled water and provide recommendations on the composition of water for infants. Water used with any of the commercial infant formulas in Spain should contain less than 25 mg/l of sodium. Drinking water must be boiled for a maximum of one minute (at sea level) to avoid excessive salt concentration. Bottled water need not be boiled. Fluoride content in drinking water should be less than 0.3 mg/l in first year of life to prevent dental fluorosis. Nitrate content in water should be less than 25 mg/l to prevent methemoglobinemia. Water with a calcium concentration of between 50 and 100 mg/l is a dietary source of calcium since it provides 24-56 % of the required daily intake in infancy.
Vitoria Miñana
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Sección de Nutrición Infantil, Hospital Lluís Alcanyís, Xátiva, Valencia, y Nutrición y Bromatología, Universidad de Valencia, Spain. vitorio_isi@gva.es
D001628:Beverages; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D004326:Drinking; D005457:Fluoridation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis; D008900:Mineral Waters; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D008900:Mineral Waters; D014867:Water; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium