According to research done by Dr. Dominik Müller from the Department of Pediatric Nephrology and published recently in the American Journal of Human Genetics showed that magnesium deficiency can be as a result of changes made by a gene that regulates how magnesium is processed within the body and not a result of a poor diet. His team showed that an altered gene called (Cnnm2) is responsible for changing the structure and function of protein sequence; more specifically it affects how the protein anchors itself to the membrane of the kidney cells and therefore inhibits the absorption of magnesium into the bloodstream.
Magnesium deficiency causes fatigue, impared contracting of muscles, muscle weakness, nervous system problems, fast heart rythems, and decreased enzymatic activity because magnesium is a co-factor for over 300 enzymatic reactions within the body. With this finding, research can be done to correct this genetic problem and possibly open the door to other altered genes that may have an impact on how our body metabolizes nutrients.
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