Trace lithium in Texas tap water is negatively associated with all-cause mortality and premature death
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VA Fajardo, PJ LeBlanc, VA Fajardo
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2018•cdnsciencepub.comLithium in tap water was previously found to have life-extending effects across 18 Japanese
municipalities. Using a larger dataset with several Texas counties, our study shows that
lithium concentrations in tap water are negatively associated with all-cause mortality (r=−
0.18, p= 0.006, 232 counties) and years of potential life lost (r=− 0.22, p= 0.001, 214
counties). Thus, our present findings extend and reinforce lithium's purported life-prolonging
effect in humans.
municipalities. Using a larger dataset with several Texas counties, our study shows that
lithium concentrations in tap water are negatively associated with all-cause mortality (r=−
0.18, p= 0.006, 232 counties) and years of potential life lost (r=− 0.22, p= 0.001, 214
counties). Thus, our present findings extend and reinforce lithium's purported life-prolonging
effect in humans.
Lithium in tap water was previously found to have life-extending effects across 18 Japanese municipalities. Using a larger dataset with several Texas counties, our study shows that lithium concentrations in tap water are negatively associated with all-cause mortality (r = −0.18, p = 0.006, 232 counties) and years of potential life lost (r = −0.22, p = 0.001, 214 counties). Thus, our present findings extend and reinforce lithium’s purported life-prolonging effect in humans.
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