Although it\u2019s been known that specific dietary deficiencies increase a wide risk of diseases, the US population continues to consume a diet high in carbohydrate and deficient in multiple nutrients. This is especially true of magnesium.<\/p>\n
Magnesium is the 8th<\/sup> most common element in our environment and is required for effective cellular function in all types of human cells. Magnesium (Mg) is a critical co-factor\u00a0 for hundreds of enzymes that are involved in glucose metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis and protein production.<\/p>\n Hypomagnesemia is associated with COPD, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease as well as Alzheimer\u2019s disease. A recent systematic review of magnesium and disease concluded that hypomagnesemia is associated with:<\/p>\n To increase dietary magnesium as a preventive measure, clinicians should be recommending to their patients, consumption of a diet high in:<\/p>\n Recently, a study called the MIND diet1<\/sup> recommended similar dietary modifications to improve cognitive function and slow the progression of cognitive decline by 30%. A second blog will focus on this diet and its evidence soon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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