According to population studies of
average magnesium intake, there's a good chance that you're not.
NHANES found that
the average magnesium intake among Americans is about 350 mg per day for men and 260 mg for women, which is significantly below the RDA.
Not exact matches
The RDA for
magnesium is 320 mg to 420 mg daily, and the
average intake is only about 250 mg daily.
By eating 100 g of cottage cheese one may also be obtain (on
average) 8 % (83 mg) of the recommended daily
intake of calcium, 3 % (104 mg) and potassium 2 % (8 mg)
magnesium.
Using previously collected information on the U.S. population and
average U.S. dietary
intake, these researchers determined that replacement of meat and dairy with soy would result in significantly improved
intake of folate and vitamin K; larger amounts of calcium,
magnesium and iron; and 4 additional grams of fiber per day.
In a study using data from NHANES 2003 — 2006 to assess mineral
intakes among adults,
average intakes of
magnesium from food alone were higher among users of dietary supplements (350 mg for men and 267 mg for women, equal to or slightly exceeding their respective EARs) than among nonusers (268 mg for men and 234 for women)[22].