What does the medical research offer on the prevention of diabetes by the addition of magnesium?
Although there is a plethora of research and review articles linking hypomagnesemia to the deleterious effects of diabetes, most of which concluded with recommendations to investigate the link between magnesium intake and the prevention of type 2 diabetes, only a few studies have actually been carried forth to answer this question. However, the eight major prospective studies did contain large numbers of participants followed for long periods of time; between six and eighteen years. The outcome of the majority of these studies demonstrated an inverse relationship between magnesium intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Study 1 The objective of the Nurses Health Study (NHS) was to examine the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This study began in 1976 when a group of 121,700 female registered nurses, aged 30-55 years, completed mailed questionnaires on their medical history and lifestyle characteristics. A follow-up study was sent every two years to update information on potential ris
