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Magnesium is very important but of course the big confounding factor is that a higher magnesium depletion score is also a good indicator that you're consuming m
by james4k 2y ago
Magnesium is very important but of course the big confounding factor is that a higher magnesium depletion score is also a good indicator that you're consuming more processed foods and fewer whole foods.
- singularity2001 2y agodo processed food deplete magnesium or do they just lack it?
- Jensson 2y agoMagnesium is often in the brown/full grain parts of the food, which is removed in most processing. I don't think it depletes it just lacks it.
- james4k 2y agoI don't know but I could imagine the extra oxidative stress and inflammation etc. might mean your body would need more of certain minerals than it otherwise would? Just speculating, not a doctor/nutritionist/biologist. Edit: Processed food definitely lacks magnesium to be clear, but it's interesting to think about how it might even be more costly than it appears.
- zadokshi 2y agoIt’s not clear to me which foods you would need to “only eat” to not have enough magnesium. Meat, vegetables, and grains all contain magnesium. I wonder if you process meat into (for example) hot dogs, you are eating meat mixed with grains, so the grain content might decrease the total magnesium. Perhaps a high calorie diet (soft drinks, potato chips, etc…) would lead someone to eat less “real food” (meat, vegetables, and grains), and thus overall magnesium would be less. But still, I don’t know what one would have to focus on eating to avoid magnesium.