Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status

Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by bumby on Sunday June 27, 2021 @07:03PM (#27656292)

It appears the FDA breaks the label down into “mandatory” and “voluntary” categories based on the association of certain nutrients with specific diseases. From your list, vitamin K and magnesium are both voluntary and zinc isn’t included on the standardized label. I assume it’s a business decision by the manufacturer to not include them.

https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2012-N-1210-0875

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Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by opportune on Sunday June 27, 2021 @07:18PM (#27656388)

Thanks for linking that, there is a lot of interesting information in that document. They provide a rationale for why each nutrient is mandatory or voluntary as well as public comments and rebuttals.

>One comment suggested vitamin D fortification should be viewed as hormone replacement therapy

Found that particularly humorous

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Re:Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status by bumby on Sunday June 27, 2021 @07:32PM (#27656474)

If I remember from a Dr. Rhonda Patrick podcast, vitamin D is unique because your body converts it to calcitriol which is a steroid hormone used to treat hyperthyroidism among other diseases.

From that angle, I can understand how they arrive to that conclusion, while perhaps still disagreeing. The interplay within the human body is almost mind-blowingly complex to me

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