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Green vegetables such as spinach are in magnesium because the center of the chlorophyll molecule (which gives green vegetables their color) contains magnesium. Some beans and peas, nuts and seeds, and whole, unrefined grains are also foods that include magnesium. Early signs of magnesium deficiency include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. As magnesium deficiency numbness, tingling, muscle contractions and cramps, seizures, personality changes, and abnormal heart rhythms,can occur Severe magnesium deficiency can lower levels of calcium in the blood. Magnesium deficiency can also result with low levels of potassium in the blood. Many of these symptoms are general and can result from a variety of medical conditions other than magnesium deficiency.



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