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Magnesio en la dieta - Side Effects

Nombres alternativos

Dieta y magnesio

Efectos secundarios:

Los efectos secundarios por el aumento en la ingesta de magnesio no son muy comunes debido a que el organismo elimina las cantidades en exceso. Dicho exceso de magnesio se produce casi siempre sólo cuando se suministra como medicamento.

La falta (deficiencia) de magnesio es poco común y los síntomas son, entre otros:

  • Demasiada excitabilidad
  • Debilidad muscular
  • Somnolencia

La deficiencia de magnesio puede ocurrir en personas alcohólicas o en aquellas que absorben menos magnesio debido a:

  • Quemaduras
  • Ciertos medicamentos
  • Niveles sanguíneos bajos de calcio
  • Problemas para absorber los nutrientes desde el tubo digestivo ( malabsorción)
  • Cirugía

Los síntomas debido a una deficiencia de magnesio tienen tres categorías:

Síntomas iniciales:

  • Anorexia
  • Apatía
  • Confusión
  • Fatiga
  • Insomnio
  • Irritabilidad
  • Fasciculaciones musculares
  • Memoria deficiente
  • Capacidad deficiente para el aprendizaje

Síntomas de deficiencia moderada:

  • Cambios cardíacos (cardiovasculares)
  • Latidos cardíacos rápidos

Deficiencia severa:

  • Contracción muscular continua
  • Delirio
  • Entumecimiento
  • Ver o escuchar cosas que realmente no existen (alucinaciones)
  • Hormigueo
  • Reviewed last on: 3/2/2011
  • Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. DRI Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1997.

Yu ASL. Disorders of magnesium and phosphorus. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 120.

Rakel D, ed. Integrative Medicine. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007.

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