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What the evidence found 3 findings
Based on 12 sources:
PMC Article peer-reviewed View
International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research peer-reviewed View
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements institutional View
PMC article on Magnesium Depletion Score peer-reviewed View
USDA Agricultural Research Service institutional View
PMC study on Hispanic magnesium intake trends peer-reviewed View
Review of Dietary Reference Intakes for Selected Nutrients institutional View
Using the Estimated Average Requirement for Nutrient Assessment peer-reviewed View
EFSA Dietary Reference Values Summary Report institutional View
EFSA Press Release on Magnesium and Phosphorus institutional View
PMC Article on Magnesium Orotate Safety peer-reviewed View
PMC article on dietary magnesium and cardiovascular disease peer-reviewed View
Based on 9 sources:
PMC (PubMed Central) peer-reviewed View
PMC (PubMed Central) peer-reviewed View
Cleveland Clinic institutional View
StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf institutional View
ResearchGate Publication peer-reviewed View
PMC article on magnesium balance regulation peer-reviewed View
PMC article on renal control of mineral homeostasis peer-reviewed View
Science Daily news View
PMC Magnesium Health Effects review peer-reviewed View
Based on 12 sources:
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
MDPI Nutrients peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
AIMS Press peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - Magnesium: Are We Consuming Enough? peer-reviewed View
PMC - A Comprehensive Review on Understanding Magnesium Disorders peer-reviewed View
MDPI - Magnesium: Health Effects, Deficiency Burden, and Future peer-reviewed View
PMC - Challenges in the Diagnosis of Magnesium Status peer-reviewed View
What research hasn't answered 3 gaps
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
MDPI Nutrients peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
AIMS Press peer-reviewed View
PMC Article peer-reviewed View
International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research peer-reviewed View
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements institutional View
PMC article on Magnesium Depletion Score peer-reviewed View
USDA Agricultural Research Service institutional View
PMC Article peer-reviewed View
International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research peer-reviewed View
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements institutional View
PMC article on Magnesium Depletion Score peer-reviewed View
USDA Agricultural Research Service institutional View
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