Calcium and Magnesium Benefits

Calcium Yes, calcium supplements work for preserving bone mass and fat-loss / weight-loss, especially in women:

• A four-year study on aging women showed that the control group lost significantly more bone than the calcium supplement group at all sites of the hip and ankle.
• High protein, high calcium diets lead to fat-loss (also see our protein products)
• Relative to placebo, the calcium-treated subjects in the controlled trial exhibited a significant weight loss across nearly 4 years of observation.

Magnesium
Magnesium supplements also help with their functions of contracting muscles, production and transport of energy, and production of protein:

• Significant differences in torque gains after strength training were demonstrated in Magnesium vs a control. Magnesium's role may be at the ribosomal level in protein synthesis.
• Although this study was with chronic alcoholics, Muscle strength increased significantly during magnesium treatment.
• Magnesium may be effective in treatment of nocturnal leg cramps.

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