The Normal Weight Obese (NWO) is a recently-developed syndrome about nutritional

status. The NWO identifies individual which has the body mass index of 18,5 25 kg/m 2 with
body fat mass percentage > 30%. The body fat mass percentage is influenced by food
intake, especially micro nutrient substance. Magnesium is one of the most important micro
nutrient substance in the body. Magnesium intake can influences leptin and affects the body
fat percentage. The aim of this study was to determine the difference of magnesium intake
between general population and the NWO women of childbearing age in Malang. The
observational study with cross sectional approach was used in this research. Random
sampling was used in selecting villages in every district in Malang. Sampel dipilih dengan
teknik purposive sampling sebanyak 33 responden setiap kelompok. Pengambilan data
dilakukan selama 3 bulan. The data of respondents magnesium intake retrieved with single
24-hour recall method. Analisa data menggunakan Nutrisurvey 2007 dan di uji dengan
SPSS for Windows 16 menggunakan uji Independen Sample T-Test dan nilai yang
dihasilkan 0,603. The average magnesium intake was 202,9 (173,1 235) mg in general
population and 190 (157,5 226,6) mg in NWO women of childbearing age. There was no
signifficant difference between general population and the NWO women of childbearing age
in Malang.