Magnesium, phosphorus, milk, teeth

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from Carol A

Magnesium is essential for keeping teeth healthy. Everyone knows that calcium

is necessary to help form the tooth enamel that protects against cavity

development. But calcium can't do that job alone. In fact, without the

assistance

of magnesium, calcium can only manage to supply soft enamel, which isn't strong

enough to battle tooth decay. Magnesium and calcium together are essential to

create hard enamel. Phosphorus also helps develop hard enamel, but studies

have shown that the interior structure of teeth - below the protective enamel -

can be weakened when too much calcium and phosphorus are present without

magnesium. And guess what delivers calcium and phosphorus, but zero magnesium?

And

what's worse, a high intake of milk may interfere with your body's metabolism

of magnesium.