- Research suggests that magnesium may help to regulate vitamin D levels in the body.
- Magnesium may help raise or lower vitamin D levels, depending on a person’s status of the nutrient.
- Experts say this doesn’t mean people low in vitamin D should automatically take a magnesium supplement.
More than 30% of Americans are deficient in vitamin D, making it worth paying attention to. But new research suggests that a different nutrient may influence how well your body regulates levels of vitamin D: magnesium.
The study, which was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, analyzed the impact of magnesium on vitamin D levels and had some surprising findings. One was that magnesium helped to increase levels of certain gut bacteria that increase vitamin D production in people with a specific…