Dietary magnesium intake in relation to body mass index and glycemic indices in middle school students from the HEALTHY Study.
Manal NaseebBrandy-Joe MillironMichael L BruneauDeeptha SukumarGary D FosterSinclair A SmithStella Lucia VolpePublished in: Nutrition and health (2021)
Dietary magnesium intake was inversely related to BMI percentile among middle school students from the HEALTHY Study. Research is required to evaluate the dose-response relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption (good sources of magnesium) and risk of T2DM in children and adolescents. This relationship also needs to be explored among different BMI categories.