Magnesium deficiency is implicated in multiple chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis, with bidirectional relationships where deficiency contributes to disease whilst disease processes deplete magnesium stores. Yet this metabolic deficiency remains underdiagnosed in clinical practice. — Photo by Gizem Nikomedi on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
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.
