Micronutrients & recovery
Magnesium supplementation corrects hypomagnesemia and improves glycemic control, blood pressure, and triglyceride levels in patients with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes, but has no effect on normomagnesemic individuals.
If you have metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes, get your magnesium levels checked. If you are deficient, supplementing with 250-600mg of elemental magnesium daily for at least 3 months can significantly improve your blood sugar, blood pressure, and triglycerides. If your levels are normal, supplementation likely won't help.
The supplementation of 380 mg of Mg2+ for 16 weeks improves MetS by reducing blood pressure, hyperglycemia, and hypertriglyceridemia... The effect of Mg2+ on the lipid profile... appears to be present only if Mg2+ supplementation corrects a previous deficiency.
Why this rating
The paper cites multiple randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses showing consistent benefits in deficient populations, though it notes variability in salt types and dosages.
Source
Magnesium in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes
Gabriele Piuri et al. · Nutrients · 2021
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