Magnesium: supplement

Scientific evidence supports the use of magnesium to prevent and treat many common health complaints.

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Magnesium: supplement

Scientific evidence supports the use of magnesium to prevent and treat many common health complaints, including migraines, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma, premenstrual syndrome, pre-eclampsia, and various cardiac arrhythmias. Magnesium can also be used to prevent kidney stones and the formation of cataracts, as an adjuvant or treatment for depression, and as a treatment option for many other health-related disorders (Gerry K. Schwalfenberg 2017).


 

Clinical signs and symptoms of magnesium deficiency.
(i) There are usually no clinical signs (chronic latent intracellular deficit)
(ii) Neuromuscular symptoms: weakness, tremors, and difficulty swallowing 
(iii) Cardiac symptoms: arrhythmias and ECG irregularities
(iv) Central nervous system symptoms: depression, agitation, psychosis, and convulsions
 
Clinical signs and symptoms of too much magnesium: laxative effects, diarrhoea.
 
Recommended dietary allowances (RDA) for magnesium in mg [USA 1997].

 
Age Male Female Pregnancy Lactation
Birth: 6 months 30 30
7–12 months 75 75
1–3 years 80 30
4–8 years 130 130
9–13 years 240 240
14–18 years 410 360 400 360
19–30 years 400 310 350 310
31–50 420 310 360 320
51+ 420 320
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