What is Caused by Lack of Magnesium?

1. Rough skin
 
Magnesium moisturizes the skin. Magnesium has the effect to pull water into the skin, so if you take enough magnesium, your skin gets smoother.
 
2. Obesity
 
According to a research, people who take sufficient magnesium have 31 % lower risk of metabolic syndrome, compared to people who don’t take enough magnesium.
 
With every 100 mg of magnesium taken a day, the risk of metabolic syndrome decreases by 17 %.
 
Magnesium increases metabolism in the cell, so it is a nutrient that is expected to prevent obesity.
 
3. High blood sugar
 
Magnesium has the effect to strengthen insulin that attracts sugar accumulated in the blood vessel into the cells.
 
According to a research in 2010, it has turned out that people who take sufficient magnesium have 47 % less risk of diabetes development than people who take insufficient magnesium.
 
Food containing a lot of magnesium
 
Fruit: Banana (32 mg of magnesium per piece)
 
It is good to eat banana with yogurt because bifidobacterial and calcium contained in yogurt increase the absorption ratio of magnesium. Adding soy powder (Kinako) increases the absorption ratio more because of oligosaccharide contained in soy powder.
 
Vegetable: Spinach (40 mg of magnesium per 100 g)
 
Dark green vegetables are rich in magnesium such as spinach, broccoli, okra.
 
When you eat eggs with spinach, the absorption ration of magnesium increases because of vitamin D in egg yolk.
 
Sea Vegetable: Sea weed (41 mg of magnesium per 10 g)
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