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Do magnesium supplements really help sleep and anxiety?

Original: Magnesium is essential for health. But can supplements really help with digestion, muscle pain, anxiety and sleep? | Ant

Health experts, writing in Guardian Australia's Antiviral column by Melissa Davey, are weighing whether magnesium supplements live up to their popular reputation for easing digestion problems, muscle pain, anxiety and poor sleep. Researchers say evidence for supplementing without a diagnosed deficiency is inconsistent, and warn that taking extra magnesium when you are not deficient brings little benefit and can carry risks.

Why now: Magnesium supplements are widely promoted for sleep, anxiety and muscle complaints, prompting experts to caution against use without a deficiency.

Melissa DaveyGuardian Australia

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• Magnesium is essential for health. But can supplements really help with digestion, muscle pain, anxiety and sleep? | Antiviral By Melissa Davey Experts cite inconsistent evidence for supplementing with the essential mineral – and warn taking magnesium without a deficiency has… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 3
• Magnesium is essential for health. But can supplements really help with digestion, muscle pain, anxiety and sleep? | Antiviral https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/sep/30/magnesium-sleep-health-scarlett-johansson-can-supplements-really-help # HealthWellbeing #… · theguardian_us_opinion@halo.nu · 1

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