Magnesium
1. Prepare a single-spaced, typed paper in 12-pt font, using as many pages as needed to cover required elements.
2. Your paper must include the following information for your assigned nutrient:
a. Background/history on discovery and/or historical use in nutrition
b. Functions, benefits, roles in health
c. Dietary Recommendations (DRI)
d. Signs of Deficiency/Toxicity/Imbalance
e. Sources—food and/or other
f. Summary- Summarize your findings on the importance of this nutrient to good health. What new information did you learn about your nutrient?
3. Attach a Reference page. References must be from scholarly text, peer-reviewed journals or data retrieved from scientific sites such as: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Journal of Clinical Nutrition, https://www.nutrition.gov, https://www.nccih.nih.gov, https://www.nia.nih.gov, https://www.medlineplus.gov, https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins-and-minerals and/or https://www.eatright.org.
4. Bonus Points: 2 extra points if you include with your paper a picture of a food source of your nutrient and identify the My Plate Food Group it represents.
Explain the importance of magnesium to good health. What new information did you learn about your nutrient?