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Magnesio en la dieta - Overview

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Dieta y magnesio

Definición:

El magnesio es un mineral indispensable para la nutrición humana.

Funciones:

El magnesio cumple diversas funciones importantes en el cuerpo:

Contracción y relajación muscular
Funcionamiento de ciertas enzimas en el organismo
Producción y transporte de energía
Producción de proteína

Reviewed last on: 3/2/2011
Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. DRI Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1997.

Yu ASL. Disorders of magnesium and phosphorus. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 120.

Rakel D, ed. Integrative Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007.

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