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Vitamin D cannot be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels, review finds

Patients with optimum magnesium levels require less Vitamin D supplementation to achieve sufficient Vitamin D levels


 Vitamin D can't be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels,  finds a review published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

 

"Without magnesium, Vitamin D is not really useful or safe," says study co-author Mohammed S. Razzaque, MBBS, PhD, a professor of pathology at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

 

The recommended daily allowance for magnesium is 420 mg for males and 320 mg for females, News Medical reports.

 

Researchers say the magnesium consumption from natural foods has decreased in the past few decades, owing to industrialized agriculture and changes in dietary habits. Magnesium status is low in populations who consume processed foods that are high in refined grains, fat, phosphate, and sugar.

 

Patients with optimum magnesium levels require less Vitamin D supplementation to achieve sufficient Vitamin D levels. Magnesium also reduces osteoporosis, helping to mitigate the risk of bone fracture that can be attributed to low levels of Vitamin D, Razzaque noted.

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