Magnesium - Change History

Fact Sheet for Health Professionals

June 2, 2022

View change — Revised wording to reflect current scientific consensus that obesity is a disease.

March 1, 2022

Added the new FDA approved qualified health claim for conventional foods and dietary supplements that contain magnesium.

August 11, 2021

Added text to clarify why the Tolerable Upper Intake Levels for some age groups are lower than the Recommended Dietary Allowances.

March 29, 2021

Updated the Daily Value text, linked to the new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and updated the associated text.

September 25, 2020

Added pumpkin seeds and chia seeds to Table 2 as additional sources of magnesium.

March 20, 2020

Updated Sources of Magnesium to reflect the new Daily Value and the new Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Labels. Updated Magnesium intakes and Status section to reflect NHANES 2013-2016 data.

October 11, 2019

Corrected the link for reference 65.

July 9, 2019

Updated the link to USDA’s FoodData Central.

September 26, 2018

Revised the footnote in Table 2 to acknowledge the updated Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels and how the magnesium Daily Value will change on these labels.

March 2, 2018

Updated Dietary Reference Intake definitions.