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17.12.2016 |
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Magnesium supplement lowers blood pressure
A supplement containing a reasonable dose of magnesium lowers blood pressure. The effect isn't overwhelming, but big enough to reduce the chance of a stroke slightly. Epidemiologists at Indiana University drew this conclusion after doing a meta-study, for which they gathered data from 34 previously published trials and then reanalysed it.
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The concentration of magnesium in the blood reached its highest point after 2-3 months of supplementation. So it can take a while before the effects of supplementation are observed and blood pressure actually goes down.
If you take just under 400 mg magnesium per day, then according to this study an average individual's systolic blood pressure should go down by 2 points after a month. Diastolic blood pressure will have gone down by 1.8 points.
Conclusie
"Our findings suggested that oral magnesium supplements can be recommended for the prevention of hypertension or as adjuvant antihypertensive therapy, although future rigorously designed randomized controlled trial with blood pressure assessment as primary outcomes are warranted to yield confirmatory evidence."
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