To all parents out there . Magnesium is of primary importance in pre , during , and postnatal windows , and the first development years of life . For all of us it ’ s definitely important , high-performance athletes , more so , but for pre- during and post pregnancy , mothers . The highest importance , one of the most foundational for the development of the new life . Alright , given that it ’ s so important to all of us . Performance , athletes , and new mothers and babies aside , will it shock you to know that the general population of people are at a minimum 50 % deficit ?. I have covered deficits of essential nutritional materials in previous articles . However our amount of deficiency for magnesium , is a near standalone for how deficit the general population is . Over half deficient in something so essential must be addressed , must be corrected .
We must take special care of providing the amount , correct kinds of magnesium necessary . The first and most important resource is of course , whole magnesium rich food . It can get a little confusing to most . So , We are at a minimum 50 % deficit . Meaning , most people are MORE than 50 % deficit . Some people get little to none and suffer from the cumulative health consequences of this from a very young age and on through sadly and unfortunately , unhealthy and shorter lives . This was revealed by several recent studies , including by and not limited to NHI NCIB in 2018 . Data collected across many years , involving many thousands of people , detailed how the majority of those studied were well over 50 % short on daily magnesium adequacy . The resulting impact on cardiovascular disease , one of the three leading causes of death in North America , was astronomical . Multiple studies double blind , upon conclusion analyzed the RDA and placebo as control . RDA is not detailed for ( new mothers ), for performance athletes recovery , or elderly folks or the rest trying to amplify your existing health , to where it should be . RDA ? this is the absolute , average , the lowest average by the way . Like a bell curve has low mid and max , it ’ s low . In my opinion and one shared by multiple nutrition professionals across our field . Better than nothing but low for the proper healthy life balance , regarding essential nutrient materials , vitamins , minerals .
Ok , What about food right ? I got you , ok magnesium rich foods , which are not a large part of our western diet to start . Can you right now list five ? Unfortunately 30 % to 40 % of overall consumed magnesium is biologically unavailable . It is not synthesized , we just pass it . Worse so , eating processed foods , food products . 80 % of the magnesium that has been re-fortified into the food is null and void . Our body does not have a higher affinity to use refortified food the way whole food is utilized . That ’ s right processed food is completely mineral and vitamin stripped , supplemental vits / mins added back to meet non-stringent minimums . This is all Food products , packaged materials , non-origin sourced and kept intact food materials .