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Magnesium Good for Old Bones
(Reuters Health, 12/01/05)
Assessing dietary intake of magnesium using a food
frequency questionnaire, Dr. Kathryn M. Ryder of the
University of Tennessee, Memphis, and team, compared bone
mineral density (BMD) with magnesium intake from diet and
supplements in 2038 elderly participants in the Health, Aging,
and Body Composition Study. The investigators found a positive
correlation between magnesium intake and higher BMD in white
subjects. These findings suggest that ingesting magnesium may
help prevent osteoporosis. Scientists theorize that magnesium,
a component of bone, is essential to proper calcium metabolism
and bone strength
(Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society, November 2005). |
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