How would you feel about the government adding magnesium to water? (lemmy.world)

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I kinda wish there was a way to get tap water fortified with whatever magnesium it is thats in spring water or failing that magnesium glycinate.

My understanding is magnesium deficiency is a common thing and that lack of it causes several musculo-skeletal and nervous system problems and in general a less relaxed state of being when deficient

San pellegrino would be interesting to look at since it has a good deal of magnesium in its spring water, those lucky bastards got that good stuff on tap😋

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[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 month ago

I would rather find ways to encourage people to eat foods that are natural sources of magnesium. They provide lots of other dietary benefits beyond just magnesium.

Soy products (milk, flour, tofu)
Legumes and seeds
Nuts (almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts)
Peanuts and peanut butter
Whole grain breads and cereals (brown rice, millet)
Fruit (bananas, dried apricots, etc.)
Vegetables, particularly dark green, leafy vegetables (artichokes, chard, beet greens, avocados, etc.)
Dried beans (lima, black-eyed peas, navy)

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago

Beans are the only protein I can afford so I guess I'm good

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hemp seeds are the richest in Mg that I'm aware of atm

There's something so luxurious about drinking it straight from the Earth's blood (water, not oil haha)

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Dried beans (lima, black-eyed peas, navy)

Why would dried beans be better than fresh or canned beans?

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tbh, I copy-pasted this from a health website. As far as I know, dried and canned beans are comparable. The biggest difference is that canned beans usually have added salt, which a lot of us could probably do without.

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