Curated scientific studies with plain-English summaries and multi-paradigm interpretation
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Workinger et al. • Nutrients • 2018
Blood magnesium represents only 0.8% of total body stores; 45% of Americans are magnesium deficient; 60% of adults do not reach recommended intake levels
Costello et al. • Advances in Nutrition • 2016
Proposed optimal threshold: ≥0.85 mmol/L (vs current 0.75 mmol/L); CVD risk increases at <0.75-0.85 mmol/L; T2D risk elevated at <0.74 mmol/L
Carmel R • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition • 2011
Serum B12 <148 pmol/L: 95-97% sensitivity for clinical deficiency but only 38-39% for SCCD; MMA >270 nmol/L more sensitive; reliance on single test is risky