Magnesium Supplementation and Bone Mineral Density

The effects of magnesium supplementation in diets with different calcium levels on the bone status and bone metabolism in growing female rats. Abstract: Previous studies have revealed that magnesium (Mg) plays a significant role in bone health; however, few studies have investigated the effects of Mg supplementation in diets with different calcium (Ca) levels on [...]

Magnesium Reduces Depression Symptoms

A new study published in Biological Trace Elements Research assessed whether magnesium intake could modulate (exert a modifying or controlling influence on, to regulate or temper) depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms are frequent in students and may lead to countless problems. Several hypotheses associate magnesium with depression because of the presence of this mineral in several [...]

Magnesium Lowers Diabetes Risk

dailyRx – In a new study, researchers found that higher magnesium intake was associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes. The authors of the study, led by Adela Hruby, PhD, MPH, of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, wanted to explore potential connections between magnesium [...]

Depression and Magnesium Nutrition

Magnesium is one of the most essential minerals in the human body, connected with brain biochemistry and the fluidity of neuronal membrane. A variety of neuromuscular and psychiatric symptoms, including different types of depression, was observed in magnesium deficiency. Plasma/serum magnesium levels do not seem to be the appropriate indicators of depressive disorders, since ambiguous [...]

Magnesium Lowers Risk of Gallstones By 33%

Long-term effect of magnesium consumption on the risk of symptomatic gallstone disease among men (with expert commentary). Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;103(2):375-82. Tsai CJ, Leitzmann MF, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Source Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536-0298, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Magnesium deficiency can cause dyslipidemia and insulin [...]

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Magnesium and Osteoporosis – Maintaining Bone Integrity

Magnesium and osteoporosis: current state of knowledge and future research directions. Abstract: A tight control of magnesium homeostasis seems to be crucial for bone health. On the basis of experimental and epidemiological studies, both low and high magnesium have harmful effects on the bones. Magnesium deficiency contributes to osteoporosis directly by acting on crystal formation [...]

Magnesium and Insulin Resistance

Magnes Res. 2004 Jun;17(2):126-36. Intracellular magnesium and insulin resistance. Takaya J, Higashino H, Kobayashi Y. Source Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8506, Japan. Abstract Magnesium, the second most abundant intracellular divalent cation, is a cofactor of many enzymes involved in glucose metabolism. Magnesium has an important role in insulin action, and insulin [...]

Magnesium and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jul;98(1):160-173. Circulating and dietary magnesium and risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Del Gobbo LC, Imamura F, Wu JH, de Oliveira Otto MC, Chiuve SE, Mozaffarian D. Source: Departments of Nutrition and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and [...]

Does Magnesium Supplementation Improve Muscle Health

Does magnesium supplementation improve body composition and muscle strength in middle-aged overweight women? June 2013 Study 1 The aim of this recent study was to examine whether magnesium could improve body composition and muscle strength in middle-aged overweight women. The researchers analyzed the effects of magnesium supplementation in a group of 74 healthy, middle-aged, overweight [...]

Magnesium Health and Stroke

In the United States alone, someone has a stroke every 45 seconds and someone dies of a stroke every 3 minutes. As the number three cause of death among Americans (cancer and heart disease are the leading causes), stroke costs our healthcare system $57 billion each year (1). The cost of stroke between 2005 and [...]