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
?
Coconut water
Also if you really need some to prevent a migraine, try a quarter tsp of epsom salt dissolved in a few oz of warm water. Tastes bad but it’s magnesium sulfate.
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.