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Introduction

Ask most athletes to name some key minerals for human performance nutrition and you’ll probably find calcium, iron, zinc and even chromium popping up in their lists. But they are unlikely to mention magnesium.

Your liver is a large organ that’s found in the upper right-hand side of your abdomen. It has several functions that are critical to your health, including:

Detoxification. Your liver works to break down drugs, alcohol, and other harmful substances in order to clear them from your blood.

A study from 2005-2006 found that 48% of Americans are not hitting their recommended intake through food.True magnesium deficiency or hypomagnesemia affects less than 2% of the population. Type 2 diabetes, refeeding syndrome, hungry bone syndrome, and genetic kidney problems also increase your risk of developing hypomagnesemia.