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2/8/2012
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Hard water contains more magnesium than soft water.1
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What Benefits Does An Enteric Coating Provide?

Illustration of the enteric coating on Slow-Mag® Magnesium Supplement Tablets

(Actual tablet is white.
Color used for illustration
purposes only.)
  • The enteric coating allows Slow-Mag® Tablets to pass through the gastric juices of the stomach unchanged thereby reducing the chance of stomach upset.

  • Instead, Slow-Mag® Tablets pass through the stomach to release magnesium in the small intestine.

1 Milne, David B., "A Healthy Heart - The Mineral Connection." USDA Agricultural Research Service; USDA ARS website http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=10909