Low Hepatic Mg Content promotes Liver dysmetabolism: Implications for the Metabolic Syndrome.

Metabolic Syndrome, a pathological condition affecting approximately 35% of the USA population, is characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, and hypertension. Metabolic syndrome is considered the single most common condition predisposing to the development of various chronic diseases including diabetes and hypertension. Hypomagnesaemia has been consistently observed in association with metabolic syndrome, but it is unclear whether reduced Mg levels are the consequence or a possible cause for the development of the metabolic syndrome and/or its associated pathologies.