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In today's episode we're uncovering the hidden reality of magnesium supplements and why the popular "specific form for specific benefits" narrative is largely a myth.
While nearly 48% of Americans fail to meet their daily magnesium requirements through diet, the mineral your body actually utilizes is the same Mg2+ ion, regardless of the source
We dive into the science of delivery technology, explaining how sucrosomial magnesium and multi-form blends can offer significantly better absorption than standard versions
Discover how to choose a supplement that prioritizes bioavailability and digestive tolerability over marketing hype
References:
1. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/
2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33924762/
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Welcome to another Foodn Nourish deep
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dive. We're the video cast from
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foodnourish.net where we explore all
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things health, food, supplements, and
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wellness. Today we are tackling a big
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one, magnesium. I mean, if you've ever
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stood in the supplement aisle just
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staring at the shelf feeling completely
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overwhelmed, trust me, you are not
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alone. You've seen the claims all over
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the internet, right? Take glycinate for
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sleep, tortate for your heart, citrate
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if you need help with digestion. It's
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marketed like this incredibly
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complicated menu where you have to pick
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the perfect type of magnesium to get the
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result you want. But what if that's not
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really the whole story? What if the
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supplement industry has us all focused
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on the wrong thing? Okay, let's really
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dig into this because this idea is a
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total gamecher. The truth is the
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specific form of magnesium, well, it
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isn't the star of the show. Think of it
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more like a supporting actor. The thing
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that really determines whether you get
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the benefits is all about how that
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magnesium is delivered, how your body
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absorbs it, and how well you can
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tolerate it. So, yeah, let's cut right
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through that marketing maze. We're going
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to unpack what magnesium really is once
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it gets inside your body, and we'll take
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a quick look at why so many of us could
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probably use a little more of it. You
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know, what's so wild is how simple this
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is at its core. Whether you're taking
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glycinate, citrate, malate, or whatever,
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every single one of them breaks down to
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deliver the exact same thing to your
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cells. And that thing is the magnesium
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ion or Mg2+.
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That's it. That's the active mineral
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your body is actually looking for. And
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this is why that one little ion is so,
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so important. It's like a master key, a
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critical helper in over 300 essential
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processes in your body. Seriously, we're
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talking about everything from creating
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energy and building muscle to how your
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nerves fire and even keeping your blood
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pressure in check. It's everywhere. And
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here is the real kicker. Even though
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it's incredibly important, almost half,
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48% of all Americans are not getting
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enough magnesium from their food. That's
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a staggering number. It means a huge
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portion of the population might be
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running on low without even knowing it.
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So, if supplements are a key part of the
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solution, what actually makes one better
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than another? Well, it really just comes
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down to these three things. First,
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absorption. How much of the magnesium
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actually gets out of your gut and into
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your bloodstream where it can do its
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job? Second, tolerability. Can you take
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it every day without it upsetting your
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stomach? And third, companion compounds.
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What is that magnesium attached to? And
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does that partner molecule do anything
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useful? These are the things that truly
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matter. All right, so with that new
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framework in mind, let's take a look at
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the most common types of magnesium you
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see on the shelf. We're not looking for
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some magic bullet here. We're looking at
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the practical reality of how they're
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delivered and how they feel to take. So,
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first up is a really popular one,
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magnesium bislycinate. Here, magnesium
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is bound to an amino acid called
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glycine. And its claim to fame, the real
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reason people love it, is how well it's
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tolerated. It's known for being
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incredibly gentle on the stomach, which
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makes it a fantastic choice if other
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forms have given you trouble. Next up,
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we've got magnesium malade. This one is
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paired with malic acid. Now, what's
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interesting here is that malic acid
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itself is a key component in what's
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called the KB cycle, which is literally
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the process your cells use to create
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energy or ATP. So, that companion
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molecule has a direct link to energy
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metabolism. And then, of course, there's
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magnesium citrate. It's one of the most
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common and affordable forms out there.
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It's bound to citric acid and it's known
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for having pretty good absorption. The
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only catch, at higher doses, it can pull
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water into your intestines and have a
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laxative effect. Now, for some people,
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that might be a feature, but it's
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definitely not what everyone is going
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for. So, as you can see, it's not really
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about one form being the sleep one and
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another being the energy one. It's all
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about their practical features. Bis
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glycinate is gentle. Malate's partner is
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linked to energy pathways and citrate
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offers good absorption but with that
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potential side effect. The best choice
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really just depends on your own body and
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what you're sensitive to. Okay, before
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we jump into this next section on
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smarter delivery, which is really cool
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the description for you. All right, now
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let's talk about what comes after these
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basic forms. Next level delivery tech.
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So, here's the biggest hurdle for any
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magnesium supplement. It has to survive
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the journey through your stomach. That
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acidic environment is really harsh.
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Standard forms can break down way too
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early, which not only wastes the
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magnesium, but is also what can cause
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that digestive discomfort we've been
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talking about. This is where modern
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science gets really impressive.
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Technologies like sucrosomaal magnesium
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were designed to solve this exact
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problem. You can think of it like
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putting the magnesium inside a tiny
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protective armored vehicle. It wraps the
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mineral up in this fatty shell,
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shielding it from all that stomach acid
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so it can arrive safely in the
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intestines, which is exactly where it
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needs to be absorbed. And look, this
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isn't just a cool idea in theory. The
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data is pretty clear. A 2018 study
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looked at this and the results were
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incredible. The 24-hour increase in
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magnesium levels from the sacrosomial
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form was a massive 56%. To put that in
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perspective, that's about 3 to four
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times higher than what they saw with
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other common forms. It just goes to show
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that a smarter delivery system can mean
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a world of difference in how much you
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actually absorb. Okay, so we've gone
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through the science. We've looked at the
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technology. Now, let's put it all
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together. How do you take this
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information out into the real world and
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actually pick a great supplement? Here
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is a super practical checklist you can
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use. First, look for those third-party
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testing seals like USP or NSF. That's
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your stamp of quality control. Second,
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look for the elemental magnesium
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content. That number tells you how much
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actual magnesium you're getting. Make
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sure the label clearly lists the forms
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used and see if it mentions any advanced
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delivery tech like sucrosomial. And a
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big one, steer clear of any products
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making wild claims to cure or treat
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diseases. Good supplements focus on
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quality, not on making impossible
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promises. So at the end of the day, this
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is the big mental shift we're talking
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about. Instead of getting bogged down in
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that whole which form is for what
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debate, the most powerful question you
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can ask is all about its design. Is this
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supplement built to survive your
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digestive system? Is it made to maximize
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absorption? Is it going to be easy on
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your stomach? In other words, is it
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actually built for delivery? I really
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hope this deep dive helped clear up some
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of the confusion that's out there about
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magnesium. Be sure to check out the
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video's description for a link to the
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full resource article where we've got
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all the studies cited. If you found this
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