SCIENCE NEWS ONLINE

RulespaceReferences & Sources  -  August 29, 1998 spaceRule

<Back to Contents

Magnesium: another metal to bone up on

Like calcium, magnesium may be a pivotal mineral for preserving bones and heading off osteoporosis.

 

References:

Abraham, G.E., and H. Grewal. 1990. A total dietary program emphasizing magnesium instead of calcium: Effect on the mineral density of calcaneous bone in postmenopausal women on hormonal therapy. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 35(May):503.

Dimai, H.-P. . . . K.-H.W. Lau. 1998. Daily oral magnesium supplementation suppresses bone turnover in young adult males. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 83(August):2742.

 

Further Readings:

Altura, B.M., and B.T. Altura. 1995. Magnesium in cardiovascular biology. Scientific American Science & Medicine 2(May/June).

Altura, B.T. . . . B.M. Altura. 1994. Comparative effects of a Mg-enriched diet and different orally administered magnesium oxide preparations on ionized Mg, Mg metabolism and electrolytes in serum of human volunteers. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 13:447.

Fackelmann, K.A. 1990. Magnesium eases diabetic blood pressure. Science News 138(Sept. 22):189.

Mauskop, A. . . . B.M. Altura. 1996. Intravenous magnesium sulfate rapidly alleviates headaches of various types. Headache 36(March):154.

Miller, J.A. 1986. Magnesium: A pregnancy problem? Science News 129(June 14):376.

Muneyyirci-Delale, O. . . . B.M. Altura, et al. 1998. Sex steroid hormones modulate serum ionized magnesium and calcium levels throughout the menstrual cycle in women. Fertility and Sterility 69(May):958.

Raloff, J. 1990. Low-magnesium diet may clog heart arteries. Science News 137(April 7).

______. 1988. New misgivings about low magnesium. Science News 133(June 4):356.

Sojka, J.E., and C.M. Weaver. 1995. Magnesium supplementation and osteoporosis. Nutrition Reviews 53(March):71.

 

Sources:

Guy E. Abraham
2720 Monterey Street
Suite 406
Torrance, CA 90503

Burton M. Altura
State University of New York
Health Science Center
450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203

K.-H. William Lau
J.L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center
11021 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
E-mail: laub@llvamc.va.gov

National Osteoporosis Foundation
1150 17th Street, N.W., Ste. 500
Washington, DC 20036
Web site: http://www.nof.org

Connie M. Weaver
Purdue University
Department of Foods and Nutrition
1264 Stone Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1264

 

Back to Table of Contents - 8/29/98

copyright 1998 ScienceService