Magnesium deficiency is increasingly linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease, with complex bidirectional relationships where deficiency both causes and results from chronic disease. Clinicians should assess magnesium status in patients with these conditions, particularly those on medications that impair absorption. — Photo by Gizem Nikomedi on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.