Researchers at Northwestern University in 2006 found a link between magnesium and metabolic syndrome. In their report, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, they discussed their study of over 5,000 people. It was found that dietary supplements of magnesium reduced the rate of development of metabolic syndrome, and that with increased amounts of magnesium, metabolic syndrome risk decreased even more. In 2008, a review of various studies about this subject concluded that the strongest benefit was from magnesium contained in food, rather than from supplements (http://ncp.sagepub.com/content/23/2/142.abstract). In addition to reducing the risk of metabolic syndrome, magnesium is also good “brain food” – some of the conditions associated with magnesium deficiency are anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder and problems with cognitive function.

What Is Metabolic Syndrome?

In understanding the importance of magnesium, metabolic syndrome must be explained. It is a group of risk factors that …