Minerals
Magnesium (serum) — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
An electrolyte involved in 300+ enzymatic reactions.
Optimal range
1.9–2.4 mg/dL
How a value is read
| Deficient | < 1.7 mg/dL |
| Below optimal | 1.7 – 1.9 mg/dL |
| Optimal | 1.9 – 2.4 mg/dL |
| Above optimal | 2.4 – 2.6 mg/dL |
| Markedly high | > 2.6 mg/dL |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
Serum magnesium is insensitive (the body keeps it stable), so even low-normal values matter. Magnesium is a cofactor for activating vitamin D.
A single marker decides nothing
Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.
Analyse my labsUnits
- mg/dL
- mmol/L× 2.431 → mg/dL
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
magnesium · mg · магний
Sources
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Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.