Increased dietary and supplement magnesium intake is associated with improved
diabetes-related health outcomes
Dietary magnesium may help to lower elevated glycated
hemoglobin (HbA1c), elevated systolic blood pressure, and elevated C-reactive
protein
Magnesium is a mineral with a major role in the metabolism of
glucose, the production of cellular energy, and the manufacture of
protein. A research team led by Yanni
Papanikolaou (France), and colleagues assessed data collected on subjects, ages
20 years and older, enrolled in the US National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES), 2001-2010.
The team determined magnesium intake from foods alone, and from foods
plus dietary supplements using the methods from the National Cancer Institute.
Adults with adequate intake of magnesium from food had
significantly different HOMA-IR – a measure of insulin resistance, systolic
blood pressure, and HDL-cholesterol, as compared to subjects with inadequate
intake of magnesium from food. Adequate intake of magnesium from food plus
dietary supplement had significant differences in waist circumference, systolic
blood pressure, and HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. The team observed that a higher dietary
intake of magnesium from all sources associated with “significantly reduced
odds ratios for elevated glycohemoglobin, metabolic syndrome, obesity,
overweight or obesity, elevated waist circumference, elevated systolic blood
pressure, reduced HDL and elevated C-reactive protein. The study authors submit
that: “there is a beneficial relationship between dietary magnesium intake and
diabetes-related physiological outcomes.”
Papanikolaou Y, Brooks J, Reider C,
Fulgoni VL (2014) Dietary Magnesium Usual Intake is Associated with Favorable
Diabetes-Related Physiological Outcomes and Reduced Risk of Metabolic Syndrome:
An NHANES 2001-2010 Analysis. J Hum Nutr Food Sci 2(4): 1044.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/pn-sid032715.php
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