Abstract
Magnesium is among the most important biogenic elements that affect the health status of the current population. With a decrease in the availability of magnesium in the nutrition of an industrially developed society, the development of civilizational diseases occurs - diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia and complications.
The article describes the pathogenesis of disorders arising from magnesium deficiency, the possibility of early recognition of deficiency and supplementation.