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GoalReported findings
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Everyday HealthandMagnesium

114published studies

Supportive

Research connects magnesium with many aspects of health, but the evidence does not support one uniform benefit from supplementation. The findings are more useful for understanding particular health questions than for making a broad promise of improved general wellbeing.

The research includes nutritional status, existing illnesses and specialized medical treatments. These settings differ substantially in what they can tell us about an everyday supplement. Associations between magnesium levels and health do not necessarily show that changing intake improves outcomes, and benefits established for a particular medical use cannot automatically be extended to otherwise healthy people.

Overall, the evidence contains supportive, mixed and negative findings that need to be interpreted within their context. It leaves uncertainty about the value of routine supplementation for general health beyond the specific situations studied. A large body of magnesium-related research therefore should not be mistaken for equally broad evidence that taking more magnesium improves health in every population.

114 linked studies · 32 sampled for detail · Sep 27, 2026

Study types

  • Cohort study42
  • Randomized trial26
  • Cross-sectional study12
  • Narrative review11
  • Meta-analysis9
  • Systematic review7
  • Observational study2
  • Animal experiment1
  • Case-control study1
  • Clinical trial1
  • Guideline / consensus1
  • Non-randomized trial1

Published by year

  • 12Earlier
  • 12010
  • 02011
  • 22012
  • 12013
  • 22014
  • 12015
  • 42016
  • 12017
  • 32018
  • 42019
  • 62020
  • 92021
  • 132022
  • 62023
  • 112024
  • 172025
  • 212026

Findings over time

Numbers above bars show study counts. Earlier groups years before 2010.

202621 studies

  • Supportive12
  • Mixed4
  • No effect0
  • Adverse5
  • Unclassified0

Population over time

Reported participants by publication year. Select a year to see the total and reporting coverage.

— Participant count not reported. Earlier groups years before 2010.

20261,024,891 reported participants

Counts reported by 17 of 21 studies. 4 without a reported count.

Totals sum reported counts across studies and reviews; participants may overlap between sources.

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Showing 5 top-ranked studies for Magnesium and Everyday Health.

Top studies

Magnesium · Everyday HealthHighest ranked first
  1. Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
    2013Meta-analysis1,257 participants20 studies reviewed

    Anesthesiology

    SupportiveView source for Perioperative systemic magnesium to minimize postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (opens in a new tab)
  2. Long-term outcome after intravenous magnesium sulphate in suspected acute myocardial infarction: the second Leicester Intravenous Magnesium Intervention Trial (LIMIT-2).
    1994Randomized trial2,316 participants

    Lancet (London, England)

    SupportiveView source for Long-term outcome after intravenous magnesium sulphate in suspected acute myocardial infarction: the second Leicester Intravenous Magnesium Intervention Trial (LIMIT-2). (opens in a new tab)
  3. Association of magnesium sulfate use with mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.
    2023Cohort study10,999 participants

    British journal of anaesthesia

    SupportiveView source for Association of magnesium sulfate use with mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study. (opens in a new tab)
  4. Hypomagnesemia and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients.
    2016Cohort study9,359 participants

    American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

    SupportiveView source for Hypomagnesemia and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients. (opens in a new tab)
  5. The effects of magnesium supplementation on abnormal uterine bleeding, alopecia, quality of life, and acne in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.
    2022Randomized trial64 participants

    Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E

    SupportiveView source for The effects of magnesium supplementation on abnormal uterine bleeding, alopecia, quality of life, and acne in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. (opens in a new tab)

Counts reflect published studies in our database, not the strength of a benefit. A study may appear in more than one connection.