Question

Explain the understanding of the importance magnesium, risks, and how they impact or interact with each other.

Why magnesium is so important for the body?

How it effect the nervous system?

Why the magnesium has the recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and dietary source of magnesium? Why this is important?

Why be care of the deficiency Signs and Symptoms?

Answer 1

MAGNESIUM

magnesium is the fourth abundant mineral in our body having involvement in more than 300 of enzyme reaction in our body.It helps to maintain normal nerve and muscle function, immune system, heart function, and helps bones remain strong. It also helps adjust blood glucose levels.

importance of magnesium

1)bone health

along with calcium, magnesium also plays a vital role in good health of bones.adequate magnesium intake with higher bone density, improved bone crystal formation, and a lower risk of osteoporosis in females after menopause.

2)diabetis

adequate magnesium intake lowes risk of type 2 diabetes. This may be because magnesium plays an important role in glucose control and insulin metabolism by cells have receptors for insulin, which need magnesium to function properly. If magnesium levels are low, cells can’t use insulin effectively, leaving blood sugar levels high.

3)heart function

the low level of mg in our body causes the heart diseases worsen. the adequate intake of magnesium is essntial for the heart patients which they are having stroke,congestive heart failure,arrythmia .

4)migraine headaches

Magnesium levels in a person’s brain may be low during a migraine beacause it affects neurotransmitters and blood vessels. adequate intake helps to cure the migraine not fully but partially.

5)premenustral syndromes

magnesium supplements could help to reduce bloating, mood symptoms, and breast tenderness in premenustral syndrome

6)improves sleep

7)controll anxiety and depression

8)controll blood pressure etc

interactions

magnesium with calcium

Magnesium helps bones form and remain strong and enables the small mineral crystals that comprise part of bone structure to increase in density and gain strength. It also allows bones to absorb more calcium.

Having too much calcium in blood stimulates body into releasing a hormone called calcitonin, while preventing it from secreting the parathyroid hormone (PTH).

• Calcitonin—causes your bones to absorb more calcium, but limits how much goes into your soft tissues
• PTH—draws calcium out of the bones and deposits it in the soft tissues

for balancing of these two magnesium is required. Sufficient amounts of magnesium suppress PTH and stimulate calcitonin, sending calcium to the bones rather than the soft tissues and preventing certain bone diseases.

magnesium with vitamin D

The adequate balance of magnesium and vitamin D is essential for maintaining the physiologic functions of various organs. Vitamin D helps regulate calcium and phosphate balance to maintain healthy bone functions, Skeletal muscles, heart, teeth, bones, and many other organs require magnesium to sustain their physiologic functions. Enzymes in your liver and kidneys need magnesium to break down vitamin D and convert it into a form body can work with and important function of vitamin D is that it helps the body absorb calcium, which in turn plays a part in body absorbs magnesium. Without magnesium, vitamin D can increase calcium levels and lead it to deposit itself in soft tissues, where it can be toxic and bring about certain health problems.

magnesium and nervous system

Magnesium plays an important role in relaying signals between your brain and body.It acts as the gatekeeper for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, which are found on your nerve cells and aid brain development, memory and learning .In healthy adults, magnesium sits inside the NMDA receptors, preventing them from being triggered by weak signals that may stimulate your nerve cells unnecessarily.When your magnesium levels are low, fewer NMDA receptors are blocked. This means they are prone to being stimulated more often than necessary.This kind of overstimulation can kill nerve cells and may cause brain damage.

sources of magnesium

• Fruits (such as bananas, dried apricots, and avocados)
• Nuts (such as almonds and cashews)
• Peas and beans (legumes), seeds
• Soy products (such as soy flour and tofu)
• Whole grains (such as brown rice and millet)
• Milk etc

recommended dietary allowance.

Average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97%–98%) healthy individuals; often used to plan nutritionally adequate diets for individuals

age male female

0- 6 months 30mg 30 mg

7-12 months 75mg 75 mg

1-3 years 80 mg 80 mg

4-8 years 130 mg 130 mg

9-13 years 240 mg 240 mg

14-18 years 410 mg 360 mg

19-30 years 400 mg 310 mg

31-50 years 420 mg 320 mg

51+ years 420 mg 320 mg

Magnesium deficiency

Magnesium deficiency is known as hypomagnesemia.Magnesium inadequacy or deficiency can result from excess consumption of alcohol, a side effect of certain medications, and some health conditions, including gastrointestinal disorder and diabetes. Deficiency is more common in older adults.

Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include:

• fatigue or weakness
• muscle cramps
• numbness
• loss of appetite
• nausea or vomiting
• ness
• tingling
• seizures
• personality changes
• heart rhythm changes or spasms