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| Author(s): |
Sales, Cristiane Hermes
[1]
;
Nascimento, Debora Azevedo
[2]
;
Queiroz Medeiros, Anna Cecilia
[3]
;
Lima, Kenio Costa
[4]
;
Campos Pedrosa, Lucia Fatima
[5]
;
Colli, Celia
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Food & Expt Nutr, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Post Grad Program Pharmaceut Sci, BR-59072970 Natal, RN - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Fac Hlth Sci Trairi, Santa Cruz, RN - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Dent, BR-59072970 Natal, RN - Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Dept Nutr, BR-59072970 Natal, RN - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA; v. 30, n. 1, p. 200-204, JUL 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 7 |
| Abstract | |
Introduction: Magnesium is an essential micronutrient for human body, and its deficiency has been associated with risk of non-communicable diseases. Objective: Assessment of magnesium status, and evaluation of the frequency of magnesium deficiency in a group of healthy adults. Methods: Plasma and erythrocyte magnesium levels, and magnesium intake were determined in 115 students (55 women and 60 men), from a public university in Brazil. Results: The medians of magnesium concentration in plasma (0.76 mmol/L), erythrocyte (1.97 mmol/L), and of dietary daily intake (8.84 mmol/d) were low. Forty two percent of participants had plasma or erythrocyte magnesium below the limit of 0.75 and 1.65 mmol/L, respectively. A high percentage showed high probability of inadequate magnesium intake. Conclusions: There was a high frequency of subclinical magnesium deficiency in the adults assessed, that could be related to low dietary magnesium intake. (AU) | |