Announcement: Magnesium deficiency linked to multiple chronic diseases: what clinicians need to know

Last updated: 13/08/2026 15:29

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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)

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Magnesium deficiency affects nearly half the US population and is linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease. The relationship is bidirectional—deficiency causes disease, but disease also depletes magnesium. Clinicians should assess and correct magnesium status in patients with chronic conditions. Read the evidence.

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ByProf. Giorgi Pkhakadze

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

Announcement: Magnesium deficiency linked to multiple chronic diseases: what clinicians need to know

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