镁食可防糖尿病每天应吃富含镁的食物,如绿叶蔬菜、谷类、豆类、麦芽和全麦制品。辣椒、紫菜、坚果等含镁量也比较高。美国一顶大规模调查表明,富含镁的食物能预防2型糖尿病。另一项研究显示,增加镁摄入量,女性糖尿病发病危险可减低10%,超重妇女可减低20%。通常人们不易缺镁。而有些疾病,如糖尿病、甲亢、肾炎、慢性腹泻等,能促使镁的排泄增多。有的药物,如新霉素、厌大霉素、维生素D等可引起镁缺乏。嗜酒者和常吃高蛋白饮食也可消耗大量的镁。缺镁致癌已被科学家的实验研究证明。 Magnesium diet can prevent diabetes Every day should eat foods rich in magnesium, such as green leafy vegetables, cereals, beans, malt and whole wheat products. Pepper, seaweed, nuts and other magnesium content is relatively high. A large US survey shows that magnesium-rich foods can prevent type 2 diabetes. Another study showed that increasing magnesium intake reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 10% and overweight women by 20%. Usually people are not easy to lack magnesium. And some diseases, such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, nephritis, chronic diarrhea, can promote increased magnesium excretion. Some drugs, such as neomycin, doxorubicin, vitamin D can cause magnesium deficiency. Alcoholics and eating high protein diets can also consume large amounts of magnesium. Magnesium deficiency cancer has been scientists experimental study proved.