Magnesium-rich foods may reduce risk of stroke
Posted Jan 18, 2012 07:55:32 AM.
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If you want to reduce your risk of stroke eat more halibut, spinach, almonds or brown rice.
Those foods are all rich in magnesium.
A review of seven international studies found every 100-milligram increase of the mineral above the average level, cut the risk by nine per cent.
The research is in the February issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.