Response to vitamin D increased 30 percent with Magnesium
Grassroots Health unpublished data
Data read from chart
| Magnesium | 10,000 IU | 20,000 IU |
| 0 mg | 62 ng | 96 ng |
| 600 mg | 80 ng | 120 ng |
| % increase | 29% | 25% |
Vitamin D Life
Response
On-line Vitamin D response simulation – July 2021
- Vitamin D Life page titles containing "RESPONSE" 127 pages as of Oct 2021
Poor absorption of Vitamin D is strongly related to type of gut bacteria – Dec 2020
Dose response equations for Vitamin D
Magnesium
500 mg of Magnesium for 8 weeks increased Vitamin D about 30 pcnt – RCT July 2020
Hypothesis: Magnesium accounts for some of the variation in vitamin D response – Oct 2013
If at high risk of vitamin D deficiency, get a higher response if take more Magnesium – Sept 2013
Reasons for low response to vitamin D just the Magnesium portion of the table
| Occurence | Reason for low response | Typical % extra Vit D needed | Comments |
| Common | Magnesium - low (Gut needs Mg to absorb Vit. D) | 30% | Many reasons - which include low stomach acid and antacids |
Increase of 30% was estimated in 2012
Jan 2019 chart of Magnesium and Vitamin D from Grassroots Health
This chart is for any amount of Magnesium
