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)
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.
