Dr. Rhonda Patrick
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Most of the time, it's looking at what the RDA is.
So for women, it's about 320 milligrams per day.
For men, about 420 milligrams per day.
And so people aren't meeting that requirement.
So they're considered to be getting insufficient magnesium.
And so you're talking about half the country, basically.
So you've got a one in two chance of whatever athlete that walks into your door, they might be not getting enough, right?
So that's kind of...
I would say that it's good insurance.
But then, as you mentioned, these athletes are sweating magnesium.
They're breaking down tissue.
They're urinating more.
I mean, there's lots of like it's coming out.
It's coming out.
And so they can require up to 10% to 20% more than the RDA.
And so if they're not even meeting that RDA, it makes sense to supplement.
Now, I've heard you talk about different magnesium supplements like magnesium citrate.
being one that is often preferred for recovery.
And that's not an athlete.
That's the standard person.