RELATION BETWEEN MAGNESIUM AND BONES

Magnesium can dramatically cut your risk of suffering a fracture, scientists have discovered.

They say the mineral could hold the key to preventing one of the most avoidable causes of disability in millions of middle-aged and elderly people.

The major finding was made by academics at the Universities of Bristol and Eastern Finland.

Bone fractures are one of the leading causes of disability and ill health - especially among the ageing population - and is a huge burden on the NHS.

It is well known that calcium and vitamin D play an important role in bone health.

Magnesium is also an essential nutrient and is a key component of the bone. There have previously been suggestions that magnesium may have a beneficial effect on bone health.

But until now no study had ever been able to show its effect on bone fractures.

Researchers followed 2,245 middle-aged men over two decades.
They found that men with lower blood levels of magnesium had an increased risk of fractures, particularly fractures of the hip.
Incredibly, the risk of having a fracture was reduced by 44% in men with higher blood levels of magnesium.

None of the 22 men who had very high magnesium levels in the study population experienced a fracture during the 20-year follow-up period.

Researchers said treating underlying conditions and magnesium supplements may help people avoid low blood levels of magnesium.

Dr Setor Kunutsor, Research Fellow from the University of Bristol’s Musculoskeletal Research Unit and lead researcher, said the findings have public health implications because low blood levels of magnesium are very common - especially among the middle-aged and elderly who are prone to fractures.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Dr Kunutsor explained: “As people get older, magnesium can become less easily absorbed via food and water into the body.

“This can leave some people with low magnesium levels. Our study is the first to effectively prove that higher magnesium levels can help protect against fractures.

“The problem is there are rarely any outward symptoms of low magnesium levels.”

 He added that because blood magnesium is not measured routinely, people with low levels of magnesium can be difficult to identify.

The findings could eventually lead to health officials including blood magnesium screening in routine blood panels, especially for the elderly.

Eating more food and liquid containing magnesium may not be the solution to low level , he said, because some people may simply not be able to absorb the mineral from food and liquid.

He suggested that treating any underlying condition which could be the cause of low magnesium levels would be the most appropriate move.

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