FDA grants qualified health claim for magnesium and high blood pressure
Mineral gets grudging support for one health concern out of hundreds of body functions.
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Magnesium is the master mineral, a co-factor in as many as 700 different biochemical functions in the body—everything from a partner with calcium in muscle performance to sleep quality, anxiety, constipation, migraines, glucose metabolism and more.
And five years after receiving a citizen’s petition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally granted an official qualified health claim for the ability of magnesium in foods and supplements to reduce the risk of high blood pressure.