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Higher Magnesium Intake Is Associated with Lower Fasting Glucose and Insulin
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<blockquote data-quote="Vince" data-source="post: 91105" data-attributes="member: 843"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #403838"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Higher Magnesium Intake Is Associated with Lower Fasting Glucose and Insulin, with No Evidence of Interaction with Select Genetic Loci, in a Meta-Analysis of 15 CHARGE Consortium Studies</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #403838">Magnesium is an essential mineral found in many foods; rich sources include whole grains, green leafy vegetables, coffee, and legumes. Magnesium is a critical cofactor in >300 enzymatic reactions, including those related to energy metabolism (</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-1" target="_blank">1</a><span style="color: #403838">). Evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies suggests that diets higher in magnesium are associated with reduced risk of insulin resistance (</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-2" target="_blank">2</a><span style="color: #403838">–</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-8" target="_blank">8</a><span style="color: #403838">) and type 2 diabetes (</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-9" target="_blank">9</a><span style="color: #403838">, </span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-10" target="_blank">10</a><span style="color: #403838">), whereas in intervention studies, supplemental magnesium improves measures of glucose and insulin metabolism in generally healthy adults (</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-11" target="_blank">11</a><span style="color: #403838">, </span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-12" target="_blank">12</a><span style="color: #403838">), as well as in those with insulin resistance (</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-13" target="_blank">13</a><span style="color: #403838">, </span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-14" target="_blank">14</a><span style="color: #403838">) and type 2 diabetes (</span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-15" target="_blank">15</a><span style="color: #403838">, </span><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-16" target="_blank">16</a><span style="color: #403838">). However, little is known about potential interaction between magnesium intake and genetic variability on glycemic traits, in which genetic variants related to either magnesium transport and homeostasis or glucose and insulin metabolism may modify the pathways through which magnesium exerts its effects.</span></p><p><a href="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full" target="_blank">http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vince, post: 91105, member: 843"] [LEFT][COLOR=#403838][FONT=Georgia]Higher Magnesium Intake Is Associated with Lower Fasting Glucose and Insulin, with No Evidence of Interaction with Select Genetic Loci, in a Meta-Analysis of 15 CHARGE Consortium Studies[/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] [COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Magnesium is an essential mineral found in many foods; rich sources include whole grains, green leafy vegetables, coffee, and legumes. Magnesium is a critical cofactor in >300 enzymatic reactions, including those related to energy metabolism ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-1"]1[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]). Evidence from cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies suggests that diets higher in magnesium are associated with reduced risk of insulin resistance ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-2"]2[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]–[/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-8"]8[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]) and type 2 diabetes ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-9"]9[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"], [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-10"]10[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]), whereas in intervention studies, supplemental magnesium improves measures of glucose and insulin metabolism in generally healthy adults ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-11"]11[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"], [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-12"]12[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]), as well as in those with insulin resistance ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-13"]13[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"], [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-14"]14[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]) and type 2 diabetes ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-15"]15[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"], [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full#ref-16"]16[/URL][COLOR=#403838][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]). However, little is known about potential interaction between magnesium intake and genetic variability on glycemic traits, in which genetic variants related to either magnesium transport and homeostasis or glucose and insulin metabolism may modify the pathways through which magnesium exerts its effects.[/FONT][/COLOR] [url]http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/345.full[/url] [/QUOTE]
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