I was looking for the bioavailability of magnesium citrate and found this -
"Some reports indicate magnesium citrate is highly bioavailable, but it’s also known this form does
not stay in tissues for long. It’s used in the citric acid cycle or Kreb’s cycle and is typically shunted
out of the body quickly. It also has the laxation effect."
What is this supposed to mean? I thought bioavailability was the only factor I need to concern myself with while choosing my supplements. But then you come up with something like this, telling me that I could absorb a good amount of my supplement but it could still be useless without proper assimilation. So, I don't know what to do anymore.
On a more important note, is it even true that magnesium citrate doesn't assimilate properly? I am not a pro at chemistry but doesn't the magnesium ion separate from the citrate after absorption, leaving magnesium to do its own thing regardless of whatever citrate does or am I just plain wrong here. Help me out please.