55 peer-reviewed studies · Evidence score: 8.5/10
Hsu WT et al. • Digestive diseases and sciences (2026)
Sodium picosulfate with magnesium citrate offers the most favorable balance of efficacy, safety, and tolerability for pediatric colonoscopy preparation.
Rosanoff A et al. • Nutrients (2024)
Magnesium reduced systolic BP by 2.81 mmHg and diastolic by 2.05 mmHg compared to placebo.
Quist-Nelson J et al. • Pregnancy hypertension (2024)
Early magnesium discontinuation postpartum, usually ≤6 h or none at all, did not significantly increase the rate of postpartum eclampsia, however this study is likely underpowered to demonstrate a difference.
Shaheen RS et al. • BMC women's health (2024)
Our study showed no statistically significant difference in effectiveness and toxicity risk between the 12-h and 24-h regimens.
Curran J et al. • PloS one (2023)
Use of magnesium did not reduce the incidence of NOAF, however these studies represent diverse groups and are hindered by significant bias.
van der Schoot A et al. • Neurogastroenterology and motility (2023)
Magnesium oxide supplements are effective at improving cardinal symptoms of chronic constipation.
Schwalfenberg GK et al. • Cureus (2024)
Five out of eight sleep studies and five out of seven anxiety studies reported improvements.
Makrides M et al. • The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2014)
There is not enough high-quality evidence to show that dietary magnesium supplementation during pregnancy is beneficial.
Heidari H et al. • Scientific reports (2022)
This meta-analysis examined the effects of Magnesium.
Hoffer M et al. • European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (2022)
There were 815 patients with Afib/RVR; 487 patients (60%) received magnesium treatment, whereas 328 (40%) patients received control treatment.
Ramesh T et al. • Journal of cardiology (2021)
IV Mg2+ administered in conjunction with standard-of-care is effective for rate control and modestly effective for restoration of sinus rhythm in rapid AF without clinically significant adverse effects.
Avgerinos KI et al. • Stroke (2019)
The finding of favorable neurological outcome, selectively in ischemic stroke patients, should be viewed with extreme caution given the limited number of patients included in this subgroup meta-analysis.
Veronese N et al. • Nutrients (2021)
Moreover, our work indicates that Mg supplementation may improve insulin-sensitivity parameters in those at high risk of diabetes.
Pickering G et al. • Nutrients (2020)
Magnesium status is associated with subjective anxiety and stress, and supplementation may help manage stress.
Song X et al. • World journal of surgical oncology (2018)
Our study suggested that serum magnesium levels had no significant association on lung cancer risk.
Mah J et al. • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2021)
Sleep onset latency was 17.36 minutes less after magnesium supplementation.
Kurian SJ et al. • Frontiers in endocrinology (2023)
This review provides evidence that micronutrient levels significantly differ in DFU patients, suggesting an association between micronutrient status and risk of DFU.
Behers BJ et al. • Nutrients (2024)
Both supplements demonstrated greater reductions in SBP for the general population at lower dosages and longer treatment durations.
Garrison SR et al. • The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2020)
It is unlikely that magnesium supplementation provides clinically meaningful cramp prophylaxis to older adults experiencing skeletal muscle cramps.
Chen F et al. • Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) (2024)
Future cohort studies should evaluate various Mg biomarkers and collect repeated measurements of Mg intake over time, considering different sources (diet or supplements) and factors affecting absor...