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Effects of Magnesium Supplementation on Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trials

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 2016 · Meta-analysis of RCTs

Across the randomised trials reviewed, magnesium supplementation produced a small reduction in blood pressure, lowering systolic by about 2 mmHg and diastolic by about 1.8 mmHg.

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