Magnesium & colon cancer.In a study that tracked more than 35,000 middle-aged and older women from 'Iowa for 17 years, those who consumed the most magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. (more than 350 mg per day) had about a 25 percent lower risk of colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. than those who consumed the least (less than 245 mg per day). What to do: Eat more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains to boost your magnesium intake. (The women in the study didn't get much from supplements.) That should lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, and obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. , whether or not magnesium deserves the credit. American Journal of Epidemiology epidemiology, field of medicine concerned with the study of epidemics, outbreaks of disease that affect large numbers of people. Epidemiologists, using sophisticated statistical analyses, field investigations, and complex laboratory techniques, investigate the cause online (doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj037). |
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