Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Eating magnesium lowers the chances of getting it metabolic syndrome?
Study Design:
This overview article 6 contained cross-sectional studies with participants, of which 24473 6311 people with the metabolic syndrome.
Results and conclusions:
The researchers found for the highest compared with the lowest magnesium intake via diet, a significantly reduced risk of 31% [odds ratio (or) = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.59-0.81] for getting the metabolic syndrome.
The researchers found that every 100 grams of magnesium intake through diet, the chances of getting it metabolic syndrome significantly with 17% [odds ratio = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.77-0.89] reduced.
The researchers concluded that eating much magnesium the chances of getting it metabolic syndrome reduced.
Original title:
Dietary magnesium intake and risk of metabolic syndrome: a meta-analysis by Dibaba DT, Xun P, [...], Hey K.
Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dme.12537/abstract
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