Are You Getting Enough Magnesium?
Publix’s Green Wise magazine writes why magnesium is such an important nutrient to maintain a healthy body. Besides keeping our bones strong, magnesium may help control blood pressure, relax bronchial passages (relieving asthma), and control blood glucose levels (influences insulin release).
Daily magnesium needs:
- Adults: 310-420 mg
- Children (age 3): 80 mg
- Boys (14-18): 410 mg
- Girls (14-18): 360 mg
Whole grains, beans, vegetables, fish, and nuts are all high in magnesium.
(Ref: Publix “Green Wise” magazine, May 2007, p. 4)
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