Visualisation showing ocean garbage patches. The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135Â°W to 155Â°W and 35Â°N and 42Â°N.
Among the known magnesium deficiency causes are prescription medications such as diuretics, antibiotics, painkillers and cortisone, which can deplete magnesium levels in the body by impairing absorption or by increasing excretion by the kidneys.
An excess of one nutrient can cause a deficiency of another. This is because some nutrients have similar uptake mechanisms. For example, excess of potassium can interfere with the uptake of magnesium and excess of metals such as manganese or zinc can induce iron deficiencies.