More Magnesium for Less Diabetes
Filed in archive Diet , Research , Treatment on July 5, 2007
Green leafy vegetables, meats, starches, grains and nuts, and milk are magnesium-rich foods and eating more of these may be able to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes - according to meta-analysis of observational studies by Karolinska Institutet researchers.
"Findings from this meta-analysis of cohort studies indicate that increased intake of magnesium may reduce the incidence of type-2 diabetes. This observational evidence should be treated as compelling but not definitive.
The potential protective role of magnesium intake against type-2 diabetes may be due to improvement of insulin sensitivity. Studies in animals have demonstrated an adverse effect of magnesium deficiency on glucose-induced insulin secretion and insulin-mediated glucose uptake.
In contrast, magnesium supplementation was shown to prevent fructose-induced insulin resistance and reduce the development of diabetes in a rat model of spontaneous type-2 diabetes."
The researchers concluded that even if it is still too early to recommend magnesium supplementation but it will do harm in individuals to increase intake of magnesium-rich foods.
Study results appear in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
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The potential protective role of magnesium intake against type-2 diabetes may be due to improvement of insulin sensitivity. Studies in animals have demonstrated an adverse effect of magnesium deficiency on glucose-induced insulin secretion and insulin-mediated glucose uptake.
In contrast, magnesium supplementation was shown to prevent fructose-induced insulin resistance and reduce the development of diabetes in a rat model of spontaneous type-2 diabetes."
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