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- Title
The effects of magnesium supplementation on subjective anxiety.
- Authors
Boyle, Neil Bernard; Lawton, Clare L.; Dye, Louise
- Abstract
Experimental studies of anxiety in animal models, and evidence of efficacious outcomes of magnesium (Mg) supplementation in the treatment of acute clinical affective disorders, has increased interest in Mg as a potential novel treatment for symptoms of mild/moderate subjective anxiety. This short review examines the existing evidence for the effects of Mg supplementation on subjective anxiety in humans. Additionally, evidence from three unpublished studies that examined Mg and vitamin B6 intake on subjective anxiety is summarised to supplement the existing literature. Conclusions: The efficacy of Mg in the treatment of anxiety in the mildly anxious and those reporting premenstrual syndrome-related anxiety is suggestive of a beneficial effect of Mg intake. Further randomised controlled trials are warranted to further establish the efficacy of Mg as a novel treatment for subjective anxiety.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of magnesium; ANIMAL chemical defenses; ANIMAL health; VETERINARY physiology; VETERINARY medicine
- Publication
Magnesium Research, 2016, Vol 29, Issue 3, p120
- ISSN
0953-1424
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1684/mrh.2016.0411