ARIC	Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BMI	body mass index
BP	blood pressure
Ca2+	calcium
CHD	coronary heart disease
CV	cardiovascular
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
GLUT 4	glucose transporter protein activity 4
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HF	heart failure
HR	hazard ratio
HOMA-IR	homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
IHD	ischemic heart disease
IL	interleukin
IR	insulin resistance
K+	potassium
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
MetS	metabolic syndrome
Mg	magnesium
Mg-D	Mg-deficiency
[Mg2+]	magnesium concentrations
Mg2+	intracellular magnesium
Na+	sodium
NO	nitric oxide
O2	oxygen
T2D	type 2 diabetes
TGRLP	triglyceride-rich lipoproteins
TRPM	transient receptor potential melastatin
RCT	randomized control trial
RDA	recommended dietary allowance
RR	Relative Risk
sICAM-1	soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1
SLC41A1	solute carrier family 41 member 1
SHR	spontaneously hypertensive rats
UVEC	umbilical vein endothelial cells
VCAM	vascular cell adhesion protein 1
VSMC	vascular smooth muscle cells
WKY	Wistar-Kyoto rats