11/10/2024 4:04:39 AM

Magnesium

Health benefits of Magnesium:
Contributes to reducing tiredness and fatigue, healthy cell division, muscles, bones, teeth, nervous system and mental health

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What is magnesium?


Magnesium is an essential mineral that is vital to many aspects of human health. It is not produced within your body and must therefore be obtained from your diet. It is an integral component of chlorophyll, the green pigment that plants use to photosynthesise.

Why does it matter to me? 

Magnesium is a component of many hundreds of enzymes vital to the functioning of multiple metabolic processes. These include the synthesis of proteins, the formation of muscle and the structural integrity of your bones and teeth.
 
Magnesium is also required to retain the structure of DNA when it is folded tightly into the nucleus of cells. Because of this magnesium is important to promote cell division in the formation of vital structures such as the skeleton and muscles1.

What happens if I don’t get enough?

Cardiovascular Disease

Since magnesium is important for the effective function of muscles it has been suggested that low magnesium intake may increase your susceptibility to certain forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD)2.
 
Several recent studies have demonstrated that low levels of magnesium in the blood plasma are associated with an elevated risk developing and suffering from conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure)3, arrythmia (irregular heart-beat)4, atherosclerosis (narrowed arteries) and coronary heart disease (narrowing of the arteries that supply the heart)4.5.
 
However, all these studies emphasise that it is difficult to establish a causal link between low magnesium levels and the elevated risk of developing CVD and that more research is required.
 
Type 2 Diabetes

Reduced levels of magnesium have also been associated with an increase in what is referred to as ‘insulin resistance’. Insulin removes glucose from the blood and if, due to insulin resistance, this does not happen effectively blood glucose levels increase, and type 2 diabetes can be the result6.

Cognitive Function

One of the most interesting roles that magnesium plays is in the maintenance of normal cognitive function. Recent research suggests that a lack of magnesium in the diet can be a contributing factor to the development of depressive episodes7.

Recent estimations of magnesium intake strongly suggest that a significant section of the population consume a diet that may not meet the RDA8.
Review date: 1/12/2024
Next review date: 1/10/2025
Magnesium nutritional information

Top 6 ingredients for Magnesium taking into account portion size and cooking retention factors

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Buckwheat pasta nutritional information

Buckwheat pasta

120g
230.52mg = 63% of your RDA/RI
63%
Snails nutritional information

Snails

90g
225mg = 62% of your RDA/RI
62%
Soya mince - defatted soya meal nutritional information

Soya mince - defatted soya meal

60g
183.6mg = 50% of your RDA/RI
50%
TVP - defatted soya flour nutritional information

TVP - defatted soya flour

60g
174mg = 48% of your RDA/RI
48%
Buckwheat flour nutritional information

Buckwheat flour

50g
125.5mg = 34% of your RDA/RI
34%
Spiny lobster nutritional information

Spiny lobster

225g
114.75mg = 31% of your RDA/RI
31%