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Cardiovascular Disease
Dietary magnesium intake was not shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease
December 22nd, 2005
Dietary magnesium intake was not shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among women. According to investigators in the United States, "[Our] study assessed the hypothesis that greater magnesium intake is associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke, in a large prospective cohort of women." "In 1993, a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess magnesium intake in 39,876 female health professionals aged 39 to 89 years who had no history of CVD or cancer." Y.Q. Song and colleagues explained, "During a median of 10 years of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-22)
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