Wizard of Vitamins

Vanadium Vitamin

What is Vanadium?

Vanadium is an ultra-trace mineral found in the human diet and the human body. It is essential for some animals. Deficiency symptoms in these animals include growth retardation, bone deformities, and infertility. However, vanadium has not been proven to be an essential mineral for humans.

Vanadium in Diets

Vanadium is found in very small amounts in a wide variety of foods, including seafood, cereals, mushrooms, parsley, corn, soy, and gelatin.

Vanadium Medicinal Treatments

Type 2 diabetes

Known Consequences of Vanadium Deficiency

Deficiencies of vanadium have not been reported in humans, and it is not known whether this mineral is essential for humans.

Vanadium Recommended Dosages

As yet, research indicates that most people would not benefit from vanadium supplementation. Optimal intake of vanadium is unknown. If vanadium turns out to be essential for humans, the estimated requirement would probably be less than 10 mcg per day. An average diet provides 15–30 mcg per day.

Vanadium Side Effects

Information about vanadium toxicity is limited. Workers exposed to vanadium dust can develop toxic effects. High blood levels have been linked to manic-depressive mental disorders, but the meaning of this remains uncertain. Vanadium sometimes inhibits, but at other times stimulates, cancer growth in animals. However, the effect in humans remains unknown. Vanadium is not known to interact with other nutrients. At the time of writing, there were no well-known drug interactions with vanadium.