Vitamins and minerals food sources » magnesium food http://sources.vitaminsdeficiency.org Fresh, natural, unprocessed foods is best sources of vitamins and minerals Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:42:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Magnesium food sources http://sources.vitaminsdeficiency.org/magnesium-food-sources/ http://sources.vitaminsdeficiency.org/magnesium-food-sources/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 17:22:33 +0000 admin http://sources.vitaminsdeficiency.org/?p=47 Magnesium is important for nerve and muscle function, formation of bones and teeth, synthesis of the antioxidant glutathione, cell membranes, and body temperature regulation. It also involved in energy production, numerous enzyme reactions, and synthesis of DNA and RNA.
Magnesium aids to prevent heart disease and in the treatment of high blood pressure, preeclampsia, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, migraine headaches, and asthma. We also need magnesium to use other vitamins and minerals properly.

Food sources of magnesium

A lot of foods contain magnesium. Excellent sources are nuts, beans, dark-green leafy vegetables, whole grains, and seafood. Daily magnesium can be received from milk, which has about 34 mg per cup. Soy foods such as miso and tofu (bean curd) are good sources of magnesium.

Soy milk actually has more magnesium than cow’s milk. There isn’t much magnesium in meat or foods that have been refined or processed a lot—just compare the 23 mg in a slice of whole wheat bread to the measly 5 mg in a slice of white bread.
Unfortunately, when whole wheat is refined into enriched w hite flour, the magnesium for a 100-gram serving is reduced from 126 mg to 22 mg. Processed and refined foods are generally low in magnesium.

Fast foods are not an optimal source; it would take seventeen fast-food double hamburgers to provide enough magnesium for one day. Chocolate is a fun source of magnesium.

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