So far, it seems like the following have decent stats in terms of magnesium RDA:
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bagels
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hemp seeds
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psyllium bud cereal
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Evian/San Pellegrino water/spring water
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So far, it seems like the following have decent stats in terms of magnesium RDA:
bagels
hemp seeds
psyllium bud cereal
Evian/San Pellegrino water/spring water
?
Do things like that have magnesium even if the nutrition label doesn’t include it?
For whatever reason the FDA doesn’t have a daily recommended value for magnesium, so it almost never shows up on labels.
Might have to give coconut milk another looksie
What do you think it should be?
I have no idea. I have read anecdotally that magnesium is being depleted from agricultural soils worldwide, and that a majority of Americans are deficient in magnesium. Mg is known to be a vital mineral for neurological and brain health.
So the problem is, I have no idea how much is in the foods I eat. I have no idea how much is needed for adults, or children.
Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency), beriberi (Vitamin B deficiency), Cretinism (iodine deficiency), and anemia (iron deficiency) all took decades of population-level health disaster (and thousands of lives) before they were solved by governments. Mg deficiency isn’t so acute a disease as these, so I am doubtful that we will get any large attention on the matter soon. Maybe Alzheimer’s, migraines, or other neurological disease research may discover the link sooner.