| Autor: |
Cristiane Hermes Sales, Débora Azevedo Nascimento, Anna Cecília Queiroz Medeiros, Kênio Costa Lima, Lucia Fátima Campos Pedrosa, Célia Colli |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nutrición Hospitalaria, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 200-204 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0212-1611 |
| DOI: |
10.3305/nh.2014.30.1.7510 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Magnesium is an essential micronutrient for human body, and its deficiency has been associated with risk of non-communicable diseases. Objective: Assessment of magnesium status, and evaluation of the frequency of magnesium deficiency in a group of healthy adults. Methods: Plasma and erythrocyte magnesium levels, and magnesium intake were determined in 115 students (55 women and 60 men), from a public university in Brazil. Results: The medians of magnesium concentration in plasma (0.76 mmol/L), erythrocyte (1.97 mmol/L), and of dietary daily intake (8.84 mmol/d) were low. Forty two percent of participants had plasma or erythrocyte magnesium below the limit of 0.75 and 1.65 mmol/L, respectively. A high percentage showed high probability of inadequate magnesium intake. Conclusions: There was a high frequency of subclinical magnesium deficiency in the adults assessed, that could be related to low dietary magnesium intake. |
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