In a study of 155 overweight adults with elevated blood pressure and normal magnesium levels, 300 milligrams of magnesium oxide was found to lower blood pressure much more than placebo in those patients with high blood pressure. For those already with normal blood pressure, no change in blood pressure occurred, demonstrating magnesium has a normalizing effect on blood pressure, lowering it when it is high and maintaining normal blood pressure when it is within the average range. No side effects occurred in the magnesium-supplemented.
Magnesium Lowers Blood Pressure in Patients with High Blood Pressure
Study Title: "Effects of oral magnesium supplementation on insulin sensitivity and blood pressure in normo-magnesemic nondiabetic overweight Korean adults"
Number of Participants: 155
Length of Study: 12 weeks
Type of Study: Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Trial
Publication: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases
Study Result: Magnesium Lowered Blood Pressure Much More Than Placebo In Participants With High Blood Pressure
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