12/04/2012

Survey: supplemental magnesium helps lower blood pressure

A new British study says, adding magnesium has the efficacy of reducing blood pressure, this method can reduce the risk of disease in patients with hypertension related.

Hertfordshire University announced a few days ago, long-term since medical circles does magnesium supplementation has exact efficacy of lowering the blood pressure is not conclusive, in order to solve this problem, the school's researchers analyzed the past 22 related test results, which contains more than 1000 acceptance test volunteer information.

Linsay Cass said the researchers, these tests showed some magnesium supplementation have a blood pressure lowering effect, while others show no such effect, but if all the information together, or can see magnesium supplementation has obvious blood pressure lowering effect.

Analysis showed that, if the daily supplement of magnesium content in more than 370 mg, can decrease in systolic blood pressure of 3 to 4 mm Hg, lower diastolic blood pressure of 2 to 3 mm hg. And with increasing doses of magnesium supplementation, blood pressure lowering effect will be more obvious.

In modern society, many people suffering from hypertension, this will increase the risk of coronary heart disease and cause increased mortality, so the researchers think, magnesium blood pressure lowering method is worthy of popularization, will help reduce population prevalence and risk of death.



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