Magnesium Intake and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Young Adults
Author(s) -
Ka He,
Kiang Liu,
Martha L. Daviglus,
Steven J. Morris,
Catherine M. Loria,
Linda Van Horn,
David R. Jacobs,
Peter J. Savage
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.588327
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , quartile , national cholesterol education program , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , magnesium deficiency (plants) , confidence interval , physiology , magnesium , physics , materials science , optics , metallurgy
Studies suggest that magnesium intake may be inversely related to risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus and that higher intake of magnesium may decrease blood triglycerides and increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. However, the longitudinal association of magnesium intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome has not been investigated.
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