Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Prospective studies give inconsistent results for the relationship between magnesium intake via diet and the risk of getting a stroke. It was therefore carried out this review article.
Eating magnesium lowers the chances of getting a stroke?
Study Design:
This overview article contained 7 prospective cohort studies with 241378 participants, of which Northern people who had a stroke. The magnesium intake via food ranged from 242 to 471 mg per day.
Results and conclusions:
An increased intake of 100 mg of magnesium per day was associated with a significant reduction of 8% [95% CI = 0.88-0.97, without heterogeneity between the studies] on getting a stroke.
The meta-analysis showed that people that magnesium through feeding received significant 9% [95% CI = 0.87-0.96] less likely walked on getting an ischemic stroke. Significant is, it can be said with 95% reliability that the reduced risk was due to eating of magnesium.
The meta-analysis showed that people who received magnesium through feeding non-significant 4% [95% CI = 0.84-1.10] less likely walked on getting an intracerebral hemorrhage. Non-significant is, it cannot be said with 95% reliability that the reduced risk was due to eating of magnesium. Non-significant means no link.
The meta-analysis showed that people who received magnesium through feeding non-significant 0.1% [95% CI = 0.90-1.14] less likely walked on getting a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
The researcher concluded that the intake of magnesium through feeding the chance of getting a stroke, in particular an ischemic stroke reduced.
Original title:
Dietary magnesium intake and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of prospective studies by Larsson SC, Orsini N and Cloud A.
Link:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/95/2/362.full.pdf+html
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