DenverGuy wrote:Someone I know keeps pushing me to take magnesium supplements. I say that it should be obtained by food. I also believe that you shouldn't take anything like that unless a blood test has shown a deficiency. Any other arguments against it?
I realize that the source of this article is very questionable!
https://www.mercola.com/calendar/2018/magnesium.htm
Is your diet deficient in magnesium? Have you tried entering one or more typical day's food into cronometer.com or a similar program to see? Last time I did this, Cronometer said I was getting 156% of the RDA, and I don't recall magnesium ever being low when I've done this.
If you are not deficient in magnesium, is there evidence regarding magnesium supplementation beyond the RDA, and if so, what would a proper interpretation of the evidence show regarding the case, if any, or taking additional magnesium?