01Markers · Minerals
Magnesium
A mineral needed for muscle and nerve function, blood sugar control and bone. Most of the body's magnesium sits inside cells and bone, so the blood test shows only a small share.
- Measured in
- Blood (serum)
- Units
- mg/dL, mmol/L
- Also called
- Mg, serum magnesium
- Magnesium
- Taurine
- Vitamin K2
- Zinc
- Iron
- Creatine
- Melatonin
- Ashwagandha
- Omega-3
- Berberine
- Collagen
- Finnish sauna
- HIIT
- L-carnitine
- L-theanine
- Lion's mane
- Milk thistle
- NAC
- NAD+
- PQQ
- Red yeast rice
- Resveratrol
- Ubiquinol (CoQ10)
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D3
- Vitamin E
- Zone 2 cardio
AWhat moves Magnesium
9 of 27 studied
Moves it3
Human studies found a change. The grade reflects the studies behind it, from A (strongest) to D.
MagnesiumRaisesGrade A
Magnesium raises magnesium.
Meta-analysis or review · Moderate effect · 3 studies linked
Serum Mg increases dose-dependently; RBC Mg correlates better with tissue stores than serum Mg. Glycinate and malate forms show marginally superior absorption vs. oxide.
- Dibaba DT, Xun P, Song Y, Rosanoff A, Shechter M, He K (2017)
- Veronese N, Pizzol D, Demurtas J, et al. (2022)
- PubMed 28545353
TaurineChangesGrade C
Taurine changes magnesium.
Human trials · 1 study linked
19 corpus studies.
Vitamin K2RaisesGrade C
Vitamin K2 raises magnesium.
Human trials · 1 study linked
12 studies reference magnesium (likely as cofactor context or baseline lab in bone/renal trials). No direct K2 effect on serum magnesium expected.
Studied, no change6
Studies looked and found no meaningful change. That is a result, not missing data.
ZincNo changeGrade B
Studies of Zinc found no change in magnesium.
Meta-analysis or review · 5 studies linked
hamedifard_2020 RCT (combined Mg+Zn in T2D) shows improved metabolic markers but cannot isolate zinc effect on serum Mg. Zinc monotherapy does not reliably increase serum magnesium.
- The effects of combined magnesium and zinc supplementation on metabolic status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. (2020)
- Shining a Light on Trace Elements: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Serum Concentrations in Febrile seizure. (2025)
- Ageing alters zinc, magnesium, and interleukin-8 levels in human dermal fibroblasts. (2025)
- Comparison of dietary and physical activity behaviors in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 39 471 women. (2022)
- Zinc, Magnesium, and Copper Levels in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2022)
IronNo changeGrade B
Studies of Iron found no change in magnesium.
Human trials · 2 studies linked
No established effect. Oral iron may theoretically compete with magnesium at DMT1 but clinical significance not demonstrated.
CreatineNo changeGrade B
Studies of Creatine found no change in magnesium.
0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
Serum magnesium not significantly altered; magnesium-creatine chelate formulations are a distinct product and not studied under standard monohydrate protocols
MelatoninNo changeGrade C
Studies of Melatonin found no change in magnesium.
Meta-analysis or review · 1 study linked
36 studies reference magnesium. No MA-level data.
AshwagandhaNo changeGrade D
Studies of Ashwagandha found no change in magnesium.
1 study linked
Omega-3No changeGrade D
Studies of Omega-3 found no change in magnesium.
Small effect · 0 studies linked
This result is graded, but no study is linked to it yet. Treat it as unconfirmed.
Not studied18
No usable human study has measured Magnesium with these. A gap is not a negative result: nobody has looked.
BerberineCollagenFinnish saunaHIITL-carnitineL-theanineLion's maneMilk thistleNACNAD+PQQRed yeast riceResveratrolUbiquinol (CoQ10)Vitamin CVitamin D3Vitamin EZone 2 cardio