Magnesium is important for the human body for many reasons including metabolizing food, synthesizing fatty acids and proteins and helping to transmit nerve impulses. Magnesium and weight loss are also linked.
Much of the Magnesium that is stored in the human body is found in our bones. The rest is found in our muscle tissue, soft tissues and bodily fluids.
There are seven essential macro-minerals that need to be consumed in relatively large amounts (at least 100 milligrams per day) and Magnesium is one of these.
A deficiency in the amount of Magnesium that we consume manifests itself in older people and is linked to insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease and osteoporosis.