March 4, 2009

Numbers Game: A New Low

According to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, ______ percent of adults living in the United States do not meet the required daily intake of magnesium.

a) 79
b) 41

c) 62

d) 58


Leave your guess in the "comments" section and come back on Sunday for the answer -- and what it means for your health.

3 comments:

T O'Grady said...

i think A.

Dennise

Anonymous said...

Duh, magnesium? Not even on my radar. So let's take a wild stab in the dark .... I'm going for the middle - d) 58

Anonymous said...

I think A, 79%. I believe high calcium intake can interfere with magnesium absorption, if I'm remembering my biochem correctly.