Rhonda Patrick· PhD
RCTs work great for drugs since everyone starts with zero baseline levels. But if you start with a population of athletes then maybe 40% will have inadeqate magnesium so supplementing may help half the cohort.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
RCTs work great for drugs since everyone starts with zero baseline levels. But if you start with a population of athletes then maybe 40% will have inadeqate magnesium so supplementing may help half the cohort.
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