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Diabetes and Hypertension: Where an Essential Mineral Fits in the Americas’ Health Debate

The Americas are trying to subtract their way out of diabetes and hypertension, and the arithmetic doesn't appear to be working. You know the script, because your doctor and your health ministry both recite it. Go easy on the salt, go easier on the sugar, and expect a prescription the day that stops being enough. Nowhere in that script is there a line about what has dropped off the plate, and magnesium is the plainest case of it. Read full article