This study aimed to determine the correlation between stress levels and magnesium intake with incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls at Surakarta Batik High School Vocational School. The type research used was observational a cross-sectional approach. Sampling using simple random sampling technique 192 subjects. Data collection on obtained through Perceived Stress Scale questionn...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of inadequate nutrient intake in the Brazilian elderly. METHODS This study was based on data from the National Dietary Survey, part of the Household Budget Survey 2008-2009. All individuals aged 60 and over, totaling 4,322 individuals, were included. Individual food intake was obtained from food records from two non-consecutive days. The habitual intake fo...

BACKGROUND Micronutrients are necessary for fetal growth. However increasingly pregnant women are nutritionally replete and little is known about the effect of maternal micronutrient intakes on fetal adiposity in mothers with increased BMI. The aim of this study was to examine the association of maternal dietary micronutrient intake with neonatal size and adiposity in a cohort at risk of macros...

In their systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies, Del Gobbo et al (1) showed an inverse association of magnesium concentrations with the incidence of cardiovascular disease, including fatal and nonfatal ischemic heart disease (IHD). Yet, another recent meta-analysis (2) has reported a beneficial effect of dietary magnesium on cardiovascular disease mortality among women but n...

The purpose of this study is twofold: to examine macro (calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus) and trace mineral (iron) concentration in oriental supplements (OS), and to define OS prevalence in elite athletes. Participants of this study were 928 varsity athletes (male: 680, female: 248) with 23 sports types. Recent 3-month dietary supplements (DS) and OS practice was surveyed during training peri...

In their systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies, Del Gobbo et al (1) showed an inverse association of magnesium concentrations with the incidence of cardiovascular disease, including fatal and nonfatal ischemic heart disease (IHD). Yet, another recent meta-analysis (2) has reported a beneficial effect of dietary magnesium on cardiovascular disease mortality among women but n...

Magnesium is required for many of the major organs to function and plays a crucial role in human and mammalian physiology. Magnesium is essential for the structure of bones and teeth, acts as a cofactor for more than 300 enzymes in the body, including binding to ATP for kinase reactions, and affects permeability of excitable membranes and neuromuscular transmission. Despite these essential role...

The authors examined the association of dietary calcium and magnesium intake with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality among 23,366 Swedish men, aged 45-79 years, who did not use dietary supplements. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the multivariate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of mortality. From baseline 1998 through Decemb...

BACKGROUND Calcium has been implicated in carcinogenesis and linked to the risk of several cancers in epidemiologic studies; however, few studies have investigated the association of calcium intake with lung cancer risk, particularly among nonsmokers. METHODS We evaluated the association of intakes of calcium and related minerals, assessed through a food frequency questionnaire, with lung can...

Vitamin and mineral supplementation is often prescribed by physicians to meet the additional nutrient requirements of pregnancy. In order to partially ascertain the effectiveness of these prenatal supplements, the retention of calcium and iron was determined in pregnant women consuming supplemented or unsupplemented self-selected diets. The retention of phosphorus and magnesium, minerals not in...