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A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the short term effects of a spring water supplemented with magnesium bicarbonate on acid/base balance, bone metabolism and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women

Richard O Day1, Winston Liauw2, Lynette MR Tozer3*, Patrick McElduff3, Russell J Beckett4 and Kenneth M Williams1

Author Affiliations

1 St Vincent's Hospital, Clinical Trials Centre, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology and University of NSW, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia

2 Cancer Care Centre, St George Hospital, Gray St, Kogarah NSW 2217, Australia

3 Datapharm Australia Pty Ltd, Drummoyne NSW 2047, Australia

4 Unique Global Possibilities Medical Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

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BMC Research Notes 2010, 3:180 doi:10.1186/1756-0500-3-180

Published: 28 June 2010

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Additional file 1:

Analysis of *Spring Water (control). *spring (Peats Ridge) water is commercially registered by the NSW government.

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Additional file 2:

Serum bone metabolic markers at all visits for two water treatment groups.

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Serum lipid profile at all visits for two water treatment groups.

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Blood pressure (BP) and pH at all visits for two water treatment groups.

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Serum biochemistry at all visits for two water treatment groups.

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