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Is the parent getting enough magnesium? Also avoid foods with phytic acid when taking magnesium, since phytic acid may reduce the amount of magnesium and other
by canucker2016 4y ago
Is the parent getting enough magnesium? Also avoid foods with phytic acid when taking magnesium, since phytic acid may reduce the amount of magnesium and other minerals absorbed by the body.
from https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/891683 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/891683:
A review published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found Vitamin D can't be metabolized without sufficient magnesium levels, meaning Vitamin D remains stored and inactive for as many as 50 percent of Americans.
"People are taking Vitamin D supplements but don't realize how it gets metabolized. 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.
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Patients with optimum magnesium levels require less Vitamin D supplementation to achieve sufficient Vitamin D levels.
phytic acid: https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-phytic-acid https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-phytic-acid
When you eat foods high in phytic acid, the molecules bind with certain minerals in your digestive tract, including:
Calcium
Magnesium
Iron
Zinc
Chromium
Manganese
Once this occurs, your body no longer has access to these nutrients.
- sacnoradhq 4y agoI also take mag citrate: good for GI and kidneys. In higher doses, it's a first-line laxative administered prior to routine surgery.