Magnesium Health Professional Fact Sheet. Introduction. Magnesium, an abundant mineral in the body, is naturally present in many foods, added to other food products, available as a dietary supplement, and present in some medicines such as antacids and laxatives. Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 3. Magnesium is required for energy production, oxidative phosphorylation, and glycolysis. It contributes to the structural development of bone and is required for the synthesis of DNA, RNA, and the antioxidant glutathione. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid and Lascorbic acid, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and. Yahoo Lifestyle is your source for style, beauty, and wellness, including health, inspiring stories, and the latest fashion trends. Discover effective natural cures for high blood pressure, including eating healthier, maintaining a healthy weight, managing stress, and supplementing your diet with. Cholecystectomy As a high incidence of gallbladder disease 28 has been documented after surgery for morbid obesity, Aetna considers routine cholecystectomy. ROc6S8Q0/UZOJCTGDBPI/AAAAAAAAArk/ssFqFEyt7RA/s1600/d10.bmp' alt='Bp 2 0 37 13 Repair Clinic' title='Bp 2 0 37 13 Repair Clinic' />Magnesium also plays a role in the active transport of calcium and potassium ions across cell membranes, a process that is important to nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and normal heart rhythm 3. An adult body contains approximately 2. Less than 1 of total magnesium is in blood serum, and these levels are kept under tight control. Normal serum magnesium concentrations range between 0. L 1,5. Hypomagnesemia is defined as a serum magnesium level less than 0. L 6. Magnesium homeostasis is largely controlled by the kidney, which typically excretes about 1. Urinary excretion is reduced when magnesium status is low 1. Assessing magnesium status is difficult because most magnesium is inside cells or in bone 3. The most commonly used and readily available method for assessing magnesium status is measurement of serum magnesium concentration, even though serum levels have little correlation with total body magnesium levels or concentrations in specific tissues 6. Other methods for assessing magnesium status include measuring magnesium concentrations in erythrocytes, saliva, and urine measuring ionized magnesium concentrations in blood, plasma, or serum and conducting a magnesium loading or tolerance test. No single method is considered satisfactory 7. Some experts 4 but not others 3 consider the tolerance test in which urinary magnesium is measured after parenteral infusion of a dose of magnesium to be the best method to assess magnesium status in adults. To comprehensively evaluate magnesium status, both laboratory tests and a clinical assessment might be required 6. Recommended Intakes. Intake recommendations for magnesium and other nutrients are provided in the Dietary Reference Intakes DRIs developed by the Food and Nutrition Board FNB at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies formerly National Academy of Sciences 1. DRI is the general term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient intakes of healthy people. These values, which vary by age and sex, include Recommended Dietary Allowance RDA average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all 9. Adequate Intake AI established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA and is set at a level assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy. Estimated Average Requirement EAR average daily level of intake estimated to meet the requirements of 5. It is usually used to assess the adequacy of nutrient intakes in population groups but not individuals. Tolerable Upper Intake Level UL maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects. Table 1 lists the current RDAs for magnesium 1. For infants from birth to 1. FNB established an AI for magnesium that is equivalent to the mean intake of magnesium in healthy, breastfed infants, with added solid foods for ages 71. Table 1 Recommended Dietary Allowances RDAs for Magnesium 1Age. Male. Female. Pregnancy. Lactation. Birth to 6 months. Adequate Intake AISources of Magnesium. Food. Magnesium is widely distributed in plant and animal foods and in beverages. Green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, are good sources 1,3. In general, foods containing dietary fiber provide magnesium. Magnesium is also added to some breakfast cereals and other fortified foods. Some types of food processing, such as refining grains in ways that remove the nutrient rich germ and bran, lower magnesium content substantially 1. Selected food sources of magnesium are listed in Table 2. Tap, mineral, and bottled waters can also be sources of magnesium, but the amount of magnesium in water varies by source and brand ranging from 1 mgL to more than 1. L 8. Approximately 3. Table 2 Selected Food Sources of Magnesium 1. Food. Milligramsmg perserving. Percent. DVAlmonds, dry roasted, 1 ounce. Spinach, boiled, cup. Cashews, dry roasted, 1 ounce. Peanuts, oil roasted, cup. Cereal, shredded wheat, 2 large biscuits. Soymilk, plain or vanilla, 1 cup. Black beans, cooked, cup. Edamame, shelled, cooked, cup. Castrol Honda Superbike 2000 Crack. Peanut butter, smooth, 2 tablespoons. Bread, whole wheat, 2 slices. Avocado, cubed, 1 cup. Potato, baked with skin, 3. Rice, brown, cooked, cup. Yogurt, plain, low fat, 8 ounces. Breakfast cereals, fortified with 1. DV for magnesium. Oatmeal, instant, 1 packet. Kidney beans, canned, cup. Banana, 1 medium. Salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, 3 ounces. Milk, 1 cup. 242. Halibut, cooked, 3 ounces. Raisins, cup. 23. Chicken breast, roasted, 3 ounces. Beef, ground, 9. 0 lean, pan broiled, 3 ounces. Broccoli, chopped and cooked, cup. Rice, white, cooked, cup. Apple, 1 medium. 92. Carrot, raw, 1 medium. DV Daily Value. DVs were developed by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration FDA to help consumers compare the nutrient contents of products within the context of a total diet. The DV for magnesium is 4. However, the FDA does not require food labels to list magnesium content unless a food has been fortified with this nutrient. Foods providing 2. DV are considered to be high sources of a nutrient. The U. S. Department of Agricultures USDAs Nutrient Database Web site 1. Dietary supplements. Magnesium supplements are available in a variety of forms, including magnesium oxide, citrate, and chloride 2,3. The Supplement Facts panel on a dietary supplement label declares the amount of elemental magnesium in the product, not the weight of the entire magnesium containing compound. Absorption of magnesium from different kinds of magnesium supplements varies. Forms of magnesium that dissolve well in liquid are more completely absorbed in the gut than less soluble forms 2,1. Small studies have found that magnesium in the aspartate, citrate, lactate, and chloride forms is absorbed more completely and is more bioavailable than magnesium oxide and magnesium sulfate 1. One study found that very high doses of zinc from supplements 1. Medicines. Magnesium is a primary ingredient in some laxatives 1. Phillips Milk of Magnesia, for example, provides 5. Although such a dose of magnesium is well above the safe upper level, some of the magnesium is not absorbed because of the medications laxative effect. Magnesium is also included in some remedies for heartburn and upset stomach due to acid indigestion 1. Extra strength Rolaids, for example, provides 5. Tums is magnesium free 2. Magnesium Intakes and Status. Dietary surveys of people in the United States consistently show that intakes of magnesium are lower than recommended amounts. An analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES of 2. Americans of all ages ingest less magnesium from food than their respective EARs adult men aged 7. In a study using data from NHANES 2. EARs than among nonusers 2. When supplements were included, average total intakes of magnesium were 4. EAR levels. No current data on magnesium status in the United States are available. Determining dietary intake of magnesium is the usual proxy for assessing magnesium status. NHANES has not determined serum magnesium levels in its participants since 1. Magnesium Deficiency. Symptomatic magnesium deficiency due to low dietary intake in otherwise healthy people is uncommon because the kidneys limit urinary excretion of this mineral 3. 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