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Supplements of magnesium may improve sensitivity to insulin and help reduce the risk of diabetes in overweight people, suggest new findings from German scientists.

{Comments: Diabetes is already the fifth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and in past two decades the death rate due to diabetes has increased by 45%. Currently, one in ten adults is diagnosed with diabetes. The Center of Disease Control (CDC) has projected that by year 2050, one in three adults in the US is likely to have diabetes. Type II diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults under age 75, as well as kidney failure, and leg and foot amputations not caused by injury. At present $174 billion are spent in the US on diabetes healthcare alone, and $116 billion of those are spent only on diabetes medications. It is evident that despite such extravagant spending, the drugs are ineffective in curbing this epidemic.

The authors of the above study have referred to multiple mechanisms of action of magnesium on glucose metabolism and have suggested addition of magnesium supplements as a preventative measure for high risk people. Prior studies have reported that type II diabetes hastens heart disease and shortens lives by about eight years. Oxidative stress increases after a fatty meal, and antioxidants like vitamin C and E, along with magnesium and other nutrients are most useful in people with diabetes.

This study resonates with the diabetes clinical trials conducted by Dr. Rath's Research Institute. However, in addition to magnesium, Dr. Rath’s clinical trials also included antioxidants such as vitamin C and E. Other essential nutrients, e.g. chromium, the B group of vitamins, inositol and choline, were also used. These nutrients are critical in addressing the root causes of diabetes and contribute in several ways to normalize the blood sugar levels, strengthen the collagen and protect artery walls therefore reducing many of diabetic complications. Please read more about the action of nutrient synergy in diabetes in Dr. Rath's book "Why animals don't get heart attacks...but people do!" The details of results of Dr. Rath's clinical trials in diabetes and other chronic diseases using synergistic nutrient combination are available at www.drrathresearch.org}

Source: http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Magnesium-supplements-may-reduce-diabetes-risk-Study