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Characteristics of nutrients

• About 57% are bones and 40% are in organs and muscles
• 3% exists in extracellular fluid and blood
• Accounting for about 0.1% of total body weight
• A ratio of 2 to 3 of calcium is ideal for magnesium 1
• Middle-aged and elderly people tend to be deficient as their absorbency from food falls
• Large amounts of magnesium emissions increase with alcohol intake

Function of nutrients

• Nutrients to help the function of enzymes
• Nutrients indispensable for maintaining health
• Protein synthesis and energy metabolism, muscle contraction
• Work on blood pressure adjustment, body temperature adjustment, blood glucose level adjustment, etc.
• Maintenance of cardiac function (blood pressure etc.)
• Control of neurotransmission

When nutrients are deficient

• Become tired easily
• Concentration lack, chronic fatigue, depression, anorexia, cardiovascular disease
• Diarrhea
• Hypocalcemia
• Muscle cramps
• osteoporosis

When nutrients overdose

• Do not worry about overdose with normal diet
• Nausea and thirst, diarrhea

Food that contains a lot of Magnesium

Foodstuff	Ingredient per 100g （mg)
sesame (roasted)	360
Almond (roasted)	310
Groundnut (roasted)	200
dried young anchovies	190
Dried tomatoes	180
blue sprat	170
sea-cucumber	160
fried-tofu	110
natto	100
Yuba（ fresh）	80
short-neck-clam	79
Beef Jerky	54

Summary

• Magnesium is necessary to preserve bone health
• Magnesium is distributed in all cells
• The Japanese is short of magnesium
• Magnesium is discharged in the urine by stress and becomes deficient
• Ingest 1: 2 ratio of magnesium and calcium
• Magnesium often works with vitamin B6
• Be careful with overdose in supplements