Researchers at the University of Nottingham have concluded that a high intake of magnesium is associated with a better lung function and a reduced risk of airway hyper-reactivity and wheezing.

Epidemiological studies suggest a link between vitamin D deficiency in early life and development of asthma in later life. Along with vitamin D deficiency, asthmatics also had reduced phosphorus and magnesium levels but elevated serum alkaline phosphatase ...

Daily supplements of magnesium may improve lung function in asthmatics, and improve their quality of life, says a new study from America. Measures of lung capacity increased by about 6 per cent during six months of magnesium supplementation, and improvements were also observed in the bronchial response to methacholine, a chemical that produces constriction of the lungs...