Challenges in the Diagnosis of Magnesium Status

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 10; no. 9; p. 1202
• Main Authors: Workinger, Jayme L, Doyle, Robert P, Bortz, Jonathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.09.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Absorption; Adults; Agricultural practices; Biomarkers - blood; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Dietary intake; Dietary minerals; Farm buildings; Farming; Food; Fruits; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Gastrointestinal Absorption; Healthy Diet; Humans; Hypertension; Iron; Literature reviews; Magnesium; Magnesium - blood; magnesium absorption; magnesium assays; magnesium deficiency; Magnesium Deficiency - blood; Magnesium Deficiency - diagnosis; Magnesium Deficiency - epidemiology; Magnesium Deficiency - physiopathology; magnesium sampling; magnesium status; Metabolism; Neurological diseases; Nutrition; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status; Predictive Value of Tests; Recommended Dietary Allowances; Reproducibility of Results; Review; Risk Factors; Strategic materials; Tissue Distribution; Vegetables; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; magnesium; magnesium assays; magnesium sampling; magnesium deficiency; magnesium absorption; magnesium status

Magnesium is a critical mineral in the human body and is involved in ~80% of known metabolic functions. It is currently estimated that 60% of adults do not achieve the average dietary intake (ADI) and 45% of Americans are magnesium deficient, a condition associated with disease states like hypertens...