...The results of this study add to the body of evidence that magnesium plays an important role on bone health and osteoporosis prevention.

In the new study, dietary magnesium intake was estimated from three-day diet records in 122 healthy Caucasian girls (aged 8-14 years) living in Connecticut. From that group, 50 girls were chosen who were consuming less than 220 mg per day of magnesium (mean intake, 184 mg per day). They were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion,...

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