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Magnesium reduces stroke

Magnesium, the forth most abundant mineral in the body

 is linked to better blood pressure.

In the study, researchers reviewed every magnesium and

 stroke study from 1966 through

 September, 2011 covering 241,378 participants and 6,477

 cases of stroke .

 

Researchers found a direct link: for every 100 mg increase

 in magnesium per day, there

 was a 9 percent decrease in the chances of having an

 ischemic stroke, where blood supply to the brain is

 blocked .

Discussing their findings, doctors suggested people should

 eat more magnesium-rich foods

such as green leafy vegetables, beans, nuts and whole

 grains, and that further study may move the U . S . to

 begin recommending magnesium

supplements to reduce chances of

stroke. The current recommended dietary allowance for

 magnesium for adult men is 420

mg per day, and for adult women, 320 mg per day .

Magnesium reduces colorectal cancers

In this review, doctors analyzed eight magnesium and

 cancer studies involving 338,979

participants. Overall, compared to those who got the least,

 people who consumed the

highest daily average amount of magnesium were 11

 percent less likely to develop any

 form of colorectal cancer .

There was a direct link: for every 50 mg increase in

 magnesium per day, there was an

average 6 percent decline in the chances for colorectal

 cancer, colon, or rectal cancers  .

 Six of the studies adjusted for how much calcium was in

 the diet and in those studies, participants who got the

 most magnesium were 19 percent

 less likely to develop colon or rectal cancer compared to

 those who got the

 least magnesium .

Reference: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 2012,

 Vol. 95, No. 2, 362-6

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