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Why doesn't MFP allow for tracking magnesium?

tlanger251
tlanger251 Posts: 86 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Am I missing something? I can't find a way to track my magnesium intake here.

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  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,447 Member
    Not sure why you would want to do so but it is not required food label so no data
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    The database is largely user driven. No information for magnesium on the labels = inaccurate/no data on the logs.
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    ...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
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    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.
  • tlanger251
    tlanger251 Posts: 86 Member
    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.
  • Zac1644
    Zac1644 Posts: 1,173 Member
    ^^^^ lol oh boy
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