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. 2021 Jan 30;13(2):463. doi: 10.3390/nu13020463

Table 2.

Determining factors of Mg balance.

  • Gastrointestinal absorption

  • Renal excretion

  • Diet Requirements for healthy individuals are 5–7 mg/kg of body weight/day to stay in balance

  • Extracellular Mg is in equilibrium with Mg in the storages

  • Bone is the main storage site of Mg

  • Decreased tubular reabsorption, osmotic diuresis or drugs may cause hypomagnesemia, by Mg wasting