Magnesium intake reduces risk of diabetes by 14% for every 100 mg increase in daily intake

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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.

REFERENCE

Dong J, Xun P, He K, Qin L. Magnesium intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Diabetes Care. 2011 Sep, 34(9):2116-22.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

J. Dong
Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene
Soochow University
Suzhou, China
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