- Researchers investigated how magnesium intake influences dementia risk factors.
- They found that a higher magnesium intake is linked to lower dementia risk.
- Further research is needed to confirm the results.
In 2019, 57.4 million people had dementia globally. By 2050, this figure is expected to rise to 152.8 million.
As there is currently no cure for dementia, many researchers emphasize
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Further research on the link between magnesium and cognitive status could inform preventative strategies for dementia.
Recently, researchers investigated how magnesium intake over time affects dementia risk. They found that higher magnesium intake is linked to better brain health—especially in women.
“Although more research is needed on this topic, the results of this study suggest that higher magnesium intake is associated with improved brain health and may potentially also be linked to preserved mental function and a reduced or delayed risk of developing dementia,” Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor, medical toxicologist, co-medical director, and interim executive director at the National Capital Poison Center, who was not involved in the study, told Medical News Today.
The study was published in the European Journal of Nutrition.
For the study, the researchers included healthcare data from 6,001 participants aged 40–73 years old from the UK Biobank.
Data included blood pressure measurements, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, and dietary magnesium intake over a 24-hour period five times over 16 months.
Over 95% of participants consumed stable amounts of magnesium over the study period. Some, however, increased their intake…
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