Scientists believe that, contrary to the current view of the leading role of cholesterol as an indicator of CVD risk, the best indicator is the level of magnesium in the blood, according to an Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net The researcher Dr. Andrea Rozanova and her colleagues initiated a detailed review of cardiac studies conducted after 1937.

This study is based on a work begun by Dr. Midred Sylig, who for more than 40 years has studied the effect of magnesium on CVD.

The study revealed that a low level of magnesium is associated with the following cardiovascular problems in patients:.

• Hypertonic disease.

• Calcification of soft tissues.

• Atherosclerotic changes.

• Increased rigidity of the arteries.

• Hyperlipidemia.

These results imply that the true "culprit" of CVD is for some reason a deficiency of magnesium, although in the last decades all scientists and clinicians have been blamed for fatty foods and cholesterol in the GCC.

Dr. Rozanova says: "Already in 1957 our researchers knew that a low level of magnesium is the most important factor of atherogenesis and calcification of soft tissues. But these works began to be ignored when there appeared data on cholesterol and its role in this process. Since then, cholesterol has traditionally been considered the main culprit. It was an erroneous turn of science, after which scientists have ceased to see even that a deficiency of magnesium provokes hypertension and hypercholesterolemia ".

Millions of adults in the US do not get enough magnesium. For decades, the use of calcium supplements has been widely promoted, but no magnesium. The magnesium deficiency increases the cholesterol level, raises blood pressure and creates other problems. This is how scientists see the situation with the risk of CVD in the modern American population.

Dr. Caroline Dean, a member of the medical committee of the non-profit organization NMA (Nutritional Magnesium Association), adds: "Cholesterol most likely is not the main culprit in high cardiovascular mortality. Despite more than 20 years of active use of statins, CVD remains our number one health problem. The fact that low magnesium levels are associated with risk factors and manifestations of heart disease, including hypertension, arrhythmia, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and angina, can no longer be ignored. The evidence is too obvious. ".

Magnesium in the diet.

The modern diet of Americans, consisting of unhealthy processed foods, contains little magnesium and other vital elements. This is due to the large losses of valuable substances in the processing of products, as well as a low content of magnesium in cereals and vegetables.

Legumes and nuts are very rich in magnesium, but not every dish on the table of Americans contains these products. In a desperate attempt to get rid of all the extra calories, people exclude from the menu nuts rich in fatty acids and trace elements.

After several generations growing up on such an unhealthy diet, young mothers with a deficiency of magnesium give their newborn children the same burden. In addition, a dynamic life with constant stresses strongly affects the balance of magnesium in the body. This state of affairs is for some reason taken to be kept quiet in the medical environment.

As the unhealthy diet spreads, the world's population will increasingly suffer from CVD and their consequences. The authors of the study are sure that the reason is the magnesium deficiency.

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