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NIH points out that "Early signs of magnesium deficiency include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness." And "An analysis of data from the

by photoJ 11y ago

NIH points out that "Early signs of magnesium deficiency include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness." And "An analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) of 2005–2006 found that a majority of Americans of all ages ingest less magnesium from food than their respective EARs" Link: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/#h5 https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfession...

photoJ 11y ago
To make the point more clear: The NIH lists symptoms of depression as including appetite changes and fatigue not unlike loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness above. Of course, all the normal caveats apply. Link: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/men-and-depression/signs-and-symptoms-of-depression/index.shtml http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/men-and-dep...
ashark 11y ago
If Cedars-Sinai's list of magnesium levels in foods[1] is accurate, it seems to me that it'd be kind of hard not to be deficient a majority of days (sources I'm seeing say you need between 300-400mg/day). Add in trying to get enough of all the other things you're supposed to get such-and-such mg/day of and trying to save time/money by not having to cook with 100 different ingredients every week[2] and you're really in trouble if you want to consistently get enough of all this stuff solely from food sources. [1] (PDF WARNING!) https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Documents/CP0403MagnesiumRichFoods.pdf https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/... [2] It seems that comprehensively nutritious eating is firmly at odds with the typical Internet advice: "you guys are so wrong about how much it costs and how much time it takes to cook at home, just do what I do and make a big pot of rice & beans on Sunday then eat leftovers all week, takes an hour and costs me like $2/day"

by photoJ 11y ago

photoJ 11y ago

To make the point more clear: The NIH lists symptoms of depression as including appetite changes and fatigue not unlike loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness above. Of course, all the normal caveats apply. Link: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/men-and-depression/signs-and-symptoms-of-depression/index.shtml http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/men-and-dep...

ashark 11y ago

If Cedars-Sinai's list of magnesium levels in foods[1] is accurate, it seems to me that it'd be kind of hard not to be deficient a majority of days (sources I'm seeing say you need between 300-400mg/day). Add in trying to get enough of all the other things you're supposed to get such-and-such mg/day of and trying to save time/money by not having to cook with 100 different ingredients every week[2] and you're really in trouble if you want to consistently get enough of all this stuff solely from food sources. [1] (PDF WARNING!) https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Documents/CP0403MagnesiumRichFoods.pdf https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/... [2] It seems that comprehensively nutritious eating is firmly at odds with the typical Internet advice: "you guys are so wrong about how much it costs and how much time it takes to cook at home, just do what I do and make a big pot of rice & beans on Sunday then eat leftovers all week, takes an hour and costs me like $2/day"