There is chronic latent magnesium deficiency in apparently healthy university students

Autor(es)

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]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA; v. 30, n. 1, p. 200-204, JUL 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 7

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/05601-9 - Avaliacao de magnesio em pacientes com diabetes mellitus tipo 2.
• Beneficiário: Cristiane Hermes Sales
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado