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Efficacy of magnesium in children with bronchial asthma

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 63, pages 589–590 (2009)Cite this article

I was pleased to read the original article entitled ‘Oral magnesium supplementation in asthmatic children: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial’ published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2007 (61:54–60) of a Brazilian group directed by Professor Gontijo-Amaral. Their conclusion was that the oral magnesium (Mg) supplementation helped to reduce bronchial reactivity to metacholine, to diminish the allergen-induced skin responses and to provide better symptom control in pediatric patients with moderate persistent asthma treated with inhaled fluticasone.

The authors have mentioned that their study was the first performed in children aiming to investigate the effects of oral magnesium given on a regular basis.

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Bede, O. Efficacy of magnesium in children with bronchial asthma. Eur J Clin Nutr 63, 589–590 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602947

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