Could a Mineral Deficiency Be The Next Health Crisis in America?

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- If one mineral had to be chosen as the staff of life, that mineral would be "magnesium."

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The National Institutes of Health states, "Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis."

Magnesium deficiency has a profound effect on illness and disease and has become common as dietary levels of magnesium from both food and water sources have gradually declined at an alarming rate.

According to researcher, nutritional biologist and author, Dr. Andrea Rosanoff, Director of Research at the Center for Magnesium Education, most Americans are severely magnesium deficient, 68%-89% of teens, 70% - 80% of elderly and over half of Americans aged 51-70 are lacking sufficient magnesium in their diet.1

The significance of a dietary magnesium deficiency in the U.S. population cannot be understated. Scientists have in recent years found that magnesium deficiency in our bodies can significantly change how proteins function in the body and whether or not health or disease is promoted.2

The human "magnesome," as the researchers are calling it, is a set of proteins discovered within the complete makeup of human protein that function as binding sites for magnesium. Using completely new and innovative technology, researchers found that 27 percent of the 13,689 protein sequences studied have the ability to bind magnesium. This discovery vastly magnifies our understanding of the important role that this mineral plays in human health.

Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, magnesium expert and medical advisory board member of the Nutritional Magnesium Association, (http://www.nutritionalmagnesium.org) says, "Proteins build, repair and maintain cells; they are the basic building blocks of our bodies. Magnesium helps synthesize protein, and without protein synthesis there would be no cell growth or maintenance, and without cells there would be no life."

Before a crisis escalates into an epidemic, people can educate themselves on this subject so they can prevent some of the most common health issues that currently plague American society. To help people understand the basics of this vital health issue, Dr. Rosanoff has made available a free and easy to understand e-book entitled "Why Do We Need Magnesium?"

This "Why Do We Need Magnesium?" e-book is available as a free download at www.nutritionalmagnesium.org/why-do-we-need-magnesium/

About the Nutritional Magnesium Association

The nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium Association (NMA) is a trusted authority on the subject of magnesium and provides timely and useful information so as to improve the lives of all people affected by the widespread magnesium deficiency in our diets and the related health issues associated with this deficiency. Radio, TV, magazines and professional journals interview its members regularly.

For more information, go to www.nutritionalmagnesium.org.

Reference:

1. Rosanoff A, Weaver CM, Rude RK. Suboptimal magnesium status in the United States: are the health consequences underestimated? Nutr Rev 2012;70(3):153-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00465.x.
2. Piovesan D, Profiti G, Martelli PL, Casadio R. (2012) The human "magnesome": detecting magnesium binding sites on human proteins. BMC Bioinformatics. 2012:13 Suppl 14:S10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-13-S14-S10. Epub 2012, Sep 7.

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