Which mineral waters are recommended for pregnant and breast-feeding women?
Which mineral waters are the most suitable for children?
What benefits can mineral waters have on digestion?
What benefits can mineral water have on high blood pressure?
What is the benefit of magnesium in mineral water?
What are the benefits of sulfate in mineral water?
What is calcium good for?
What is the importance of a low nitrate level?
Is it healthier to drink mineral water than tap water?
Can minerals also be harmful?
How to distiguish good from poor mineral water?
Is natural mineral water better than purified water?

Which mineral waters are recommended for pregnant and breast-feeding women?
Pregnant and breast-feeding women need about 33% more calcium and more than 40% more magnesium than an average adult woman. To ensure this increased requirements, it is important to maintain a balanced diet including e.g. meat, fish, eggs, dairy products. Fruits, vegetables and cereals are also important mineral providers. Swissta water, enriched in magnesium and calcium, is an ideal contributor for those minerals for pregnant and breast-feeding women, in order to ensure a healthy development of their baby.
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Which mineral waters are the most suitable for children?
Small children below one year need a moderate amount of minerals. Waters very rich in minerals with a total dissolved solid amount of more than 500 mg/l are not suitable for them. Children above one year may progressively get richer waters to drink, however, some mineral waters are still not advisable. Swissta water has an optimal and mild balance of essential minerals, even for the youngest ones, and is an valuable source of calcium for optimum growth.
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What benefits can mineral waters have on digestion?
In order to maintain a healthy intestinal function, it is important to keep an eye on your dietary fiber. Therefore eat plenty of fruit and green vegetables as well as wholemeal cereals. Magnesium-rich mineral water, like Swissta water, can stimulate intestinal transit for people suffering constipation.
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What benefits can mineral water have on high blood pressure?
It is generally accepted that people suffering from high blood pressure should observe a reduction of their intake of sodium, particularly from salt (sodium chloride). Therefore, it is highly advisable also to choose a mineral water with very low sodium content (below 5mg/l), like Swissta water.
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What is the benefit of magnesium in mineral water?
Magnesium is an important element for neuromuscular excitability and muscle contraction but also for enzymatic reactions in the body’s metabolism system. It has been shown that the average intake of magnesium is very often below recommended daily concentrations due to unbalanced, poor diet. Swissta water, enriched in magnesium, can help to compensate the lack of magnesium.
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What are the benefits of sulfate in mineral water?
Sulfate plays in important role in hormonal control mechanisms and the elimination of toxic waste from the body. It can help to prevent the formation of kidney stones. Bread, fruits and vegetables are the main contributors. Some mineral waters are valuable sulfate providers too. Some mineral waters with very high sulfate concentrations (from 1000 mg/l) can have a laxative effect and are not suitable for children. Swissta water’s sulfate concentration is well below this concentration and therefore convenient for the whole family.
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What is calcium good for?
Calcium is an essential element for the formation and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth. It is also used for the transmission of nerve impulses and regulation of the heart muscle rhythm. Therefore, a regular intake of calcium is important for both children and adults too. Calcium is typically found in dairy products but can also be ontained from calcium-rich mineral waters, like Swissta water.
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What is the importance of a low nitrate level?
Nitrate concentration is a good indicator for the purity of the water. High nitrate levels indicate a certain degree of pollution from human and animal wastes (farming) and fertilisers. In the stomach of infants, nitrate is reduced to nitrite and can, depending on concentration, lead to the so-called “blue-baby syndrome”. Some research claimed an association between nitrite and nitrate exposure in humans and the risk of cancer, however, the weight of evidence is refuting this (WHO). Thanks to its high-technology treatment, Swissta water is practically free of nitrate.
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Is it healthier to drink mineral water than tap water?
Processes commonly used by water treatment plants to disinfect water include the addition of disinfectants such as chlorine to inactivate or kill micro-organisms. Chlorine and other disinfectants can combine with naturally occurring organic matter in the raw water to produce chlorination disinfection by-products such as the so-called trihalomethanes (THMs). THMs are believed to potentially increase the risk of some cancers and to provoke adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Mineral waters are not chlorinated and are therefore better in taste. Their mineral content is usually higher than the one of tap water, bringing more health benefits.
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Can minerals also be harmful?
While most minerals naturally occur in our foods and are important elements to our body’s formation and functioning, some minerals should be avoided in higher concentrations. Fluorine is a necessary element for our teeth and bones, however, too high concentrations of fluorine can be harmful (less than 1mg/L recommended by WHO). Large amounts of sodium chloride (salt) should be avoided by people suffering from high blood pressure. Sulfate concentrations should not excess 1000mg/L. Nitrate should be as low as possible. However, it is not proven that it may have negative effects on our health.
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How to distiguish good from poor mineral water?
As a general rule, observe a low nitrate (below 5mg/L) and low sodium content (below 10mg/L). Magnesium and calcium concentrations are welcome in the range of 20-50mg/L and 50-150mg/L, respectively. The origin or source of water is important too. Some bottlers treat tap water and will therefore never reach the richness of a natural water. Swissta water originates from a natural source and has an optimum, mild mineral balance, is low in sodium and has practically no nitrate at all.
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Is natural mineral water better than purified water?
Natural mineral water should come from a natural source and undergo only minor treatment, not affecting its chemical composition, which is determined from soil composition and underground flow patterns. Depending on those factors, the quality of natural mineral water is very much determined by its origin.
Purified water has undergone a more thorough treatment process (e.g. removal or addition of mineral salts) and can therefore be designed to have an optimum mineral balance tailored for the human body’s needs. Swissta water is from natural origin but has been treated with latest high-technology to obtain this optimum mineral balance.
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