Low serum magnesium levels were associated with an 11% greater risk of coronary disease in men and a 52% greater risk in women during a 27-year followup according to a study of 14,446 people.

The study compared the top one-fifth to the bottom one-fifth.

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The one-fourth of people consuming the most magnesium were 37% less likely to have dementia compared to the one-fourth consuming the least according to a study of 1081 people 60 and older living in Japan.

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Increasing dietary magnesium intake by 100 mg per day is associated with a 10% reduction in the risk of death during a 4-30 year follow-up according to an analysis of 40 studies totaling more than one million people.

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Increasing dietary magnesium intake by 100 mg per day is associated with a 22% reduction in the risk of congestive heart failure according to an analysis of 40 studies totaling more than one million people.

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Increasing dietary magnesium intake by 100 mg per day is associated with a 7% reduction in the risk of stroke according to an analysis of 40 studies totaling more than one million people.

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Increasing dietary magnesium intake by 100 mg per day is associated with a 19% reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes according to an analysis of 40 studies totaling more than one million people.

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Too much vitamin D causes a magnesium deficiency in the heart which may be responsible for an increase in heart attacks caused by excessive vitamin D according to a wonderful book published in 1980 called "Sunlight Could Save Your Life" by Zane Kime, MD. Read the entire article | Email this article

Excess vitamin D causes hardening of the arteries and heart attacks in experimental animals according to a wonderful book published in 1980 called "Sunlight Could Save Your Life" by Zane Kime, MD. Read the entire article | Email this article

Vitamin D irritates the lining of blood vessels according to a wonderful book published in 1980 called "Sunlight Could Save Your Life" by Zane Kime, MD. Read the entire article | Email this article

The one-third of men consuming the most dietary magnesium -- an average of 523 mg per day -- were 6% MORE likely to die over the next 10 years compared to the one-third of men consuming the least dietary magnesium -- an average of 387 mg per day -- according to a study that followed 23,366 Swedish men, aged 45–79 years, who were NOT taking dietary supplements.

However, this difference was not statistically significant which means it could have been due to random chance.

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The risk of Type 2 diabetes is 14% lower for every 100 mg increase in magnesium intake per day in people with a body mass index over 25 (overweight or obese) according to a study from China.

"This meta-analysis provides further evidence supporting that magnesium intake is significantly inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes in a dose-response manner," the authors of the study concluded.

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The one-fifth of women with the highest magnesium intake -- more than 255 mg per day -- had a 55% lower risk of rectal cancer than the one-fifth of women with the lowest magnesium intake -- less than 209 mg per day -- according to a study from Sweden. Read the entire article | Email this article

The one-fifth of women with the highest magnesium intake -- more than 255 mg per day -- had a 34% lower risk of colon cancer than the one-fifth of women with the lowest magnesium intake -- less than 209 mg per day -- according to a study from Sweden. Read the entire article | Email this article