Magnesium Lactate
Magnesium lactate is an organic compound of magnesium with dextrorotatory lactic acid (lactate). Especially dextrorotatory lactic acid is a natural metabolic product of humans and is also produced by lactic acid bacteria. Lactate is a component of the acid mantle of the skin as well as of the lactic acid intestinal environment, serves to nourish butyrate-forming intestinal bacteria and is an important energy supplier for the cells of the intestinal mucosa.
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA):
Magnesium contributes to
- A reduction of tiredness and fatigue
- Electrolyte balance
- Normal energy-yielding metabolism
- Normal functioning of the nervous system
- Normal muscle function
- Normal protein synthesis
- Normal psychological function
- The maintenance of normal bones
- The maintenance of normal teeth