By Hans R. Larsen MSc ChE

In a 15 year study of 5,000 young adults, it was found that higher intake of magnesium through food or supplements led to a lower likelihood of developing Metabolic Syndrome.

Note: Metabolic Syndrome is characterized as a single person who has several health risk factors at the same time, including abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetic, etc..

Source: He K, Liu K, Daviglus ML, Morris SJ, Loria CM, Van Horn L, Jac