Why doesn't MFP allow for tracking magnesium?
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tlanger251
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Am I missing something? I can't find a way to track my magnesium intake here.
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Not sure why you would want to do so but it is not required food label so no data3
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The database is largely user driven. No information for magnesium on the labels = inaccurate/no data on the logs.2
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...and it's a shame. So many of us are deficient in magnesium. I consider it more important than potassium.
The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government’s recommended daily intake of magnesium.342 -
TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »...and it's a shame. So many of us are deficient in magnesium. I consider it more important than potassium.
The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government’s recommended daily intake of magnesium.34
Great. Petition your government to change the labels.4 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »...and it's a shame. So many of us are deficient in magnesium. I consider it more important than potassium.
The latest government study shows a staggering 68% of Americans do not consume the recommended daily intake of magnesium. Even more frightening are data from this study showing that 19% of Americans do not consume even half of the government’s recommended daily intake of magnesium.34
Great. Petition your government to change the labels.
The courts won't even make Hershey's/Nestle say they get their chocolate from child slave labor, doubt we can make them add magnesium to the list.2 -
^^^^ lol oh boy2
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