So far, it seems like the following have decent stats in terms of magnesium RDA:

  • bagels

  • hemp seeds

  • psyllium bud cereal

  • Evian/San Pellegrino water/spring water

  • ?

  • antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    2·
    10 months ago

    For whatever reason the FDA doesn’t have a daily recommended value for magnesium, so it almost never shows up on labels.

      • antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        10 months ago

        I have no idea. I have read anecdotally that magnesium is being depleted from agricultural soils worldwide, and that a majority of Americans are deficient in magnesium. Mg is known to be a vital mineral for neurological and brain health.

        So the problem is, I have no idea how much is in the foods I eat. I have no idea how much is needed for adults, or children.

        Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency), beriberi (Vitamin B deficiency), Cretinism (iodine deficiency), and anemia (iron deficiency) all took decades of population-level health disaster (and thousands of lives) before they were solved by governments. Mg deficiency isn’t so acute a disease as these, so I am doubtful that we will get any large attention on the matter soon. Maybe Alzheimer’s, migraines, or other neurological disease research may discover the link sooner.