{"id":1133,"date":"2025-04-29T10:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novasal.nl\/magnesium-the-underestimated-mineral-that-keeps-your-body-running\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:13:05","slug":"magnesium-the-underestimated-mineral-that-keeps-your-body-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novasal.nl\/en\/magnesium-the-underestimated-mineral-that-keeps-your-body-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnesium: the underestimated mineral that keeps your body running"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1156.48px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Magnesium: the underestimated mineral that keeps your body running<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"517\">Magnesium is an essential mineral that plays a key role in more than 300 processes within the body. From supporting strong bones and muscles to regulating your heart rate and blood sugar: without sufficient magnesium, your body simply does not function optimally. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"799\">Fortunately, magnesium occurs naturally in many foods, such as bananas, avocados, nuts (such as almonds and cashews), seeds, spinach, legumes, oats, dried apricots, and rice. It is also available as a supplement or incorporated into antacids and laxatives. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"826\">How much do you need?<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"1110\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"863\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"863\">For men: 400\u2013420 mg per day<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"900\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"900\">For women: 310\u2013320 mg per day<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"960\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"960\">Slightly more is required during pregnancy and breastfeeding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"1110\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1110\"><strong data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"974\">Please note:<\/strong> Excessive magnesium from supplements (&gt; 350 mg per day) can cause gastrointestinal issues. However, additional magnesium from food sources is safe. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1160\">What happens if you have a magnesium deficiency?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1586\">A magnesium deficiency can lead to symptoms such as muscle cramps, heart arrhythmias, fatigue, and high blood pressure. Although a magnesium-rich diet is associated with a lower risk of disease, research shows that supplements cannot always compensate in the same way. This is likely because a healthy diet also contains other beneficial nutrients that collectively contribute to disease prevention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1706\"><strong data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1706\">In short: opt for a varied, magnesium-rich diet and only use supplements if advised by your physician.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1819\"><strong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1774\">Would you like to read the full article in English? <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu\/magnesium\/#:~:text=RDA%3A%20The%20Recommended%20Dietary%20Allowance,cause%20harmful%20effects%20on%20health.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button-border-radius-top-left:50px;--button-border-radius-top-right:50px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:50px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:50px;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#cc7f69;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#cc7f69;--button_typography-font-family:&quot;Archivo&quot;;--button_typography-font-style:normal;--button_typography-font-weight:400;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu\/magnesium\/#:~:text=RDA%3A%20The%20Recommended%20Dietary%20Allowance,cause%20harmful%20effects%20on%20health.\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read the original article<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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