Wikis > General Medicine > Nutritional Disorders > Vitamin, Mineral and Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency & Toxicity > Magnesium
Magnesium:
Sources – green leaves, nuts, cereal grains, seafood
Function – bone and tooth formation, nerve conduction, muscle contraction, enzymes
Deficiency hypomagnaesmia, neuromuscular irritability
Toxicity hypermagnesaemia, hypotension, respiratory failure, cardiac problems
Effect on lower limb –
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