Risk factors for magnesium deficiency include (2):
Kidney disease
Crohn’s disease or other conditions that affect digestion
Parathyroid problems
Taking antibiotics or drugs for diabetes and cancer
Old age
Abusing alcohol
How To Get More Magnesium
Many people take magnesium supplements, but they don’t always take the right kind.
Small studies have found that magnesium in the aspartate, citrate, lactate, and chloride forms is absorbed more completely and is more bioavailable than magnesium oxide and magnesium sulfate (1).
If you do choose to take magnesium supplements,
