VANADIUM

Good for the Heart

Vanadium is a rare, silver-white metallic element. It is present in the human body in minute quantities. During recent research on laboratory animals, it has been identified as an essential element. The implications of these findings in human nutrition are not fully known.

Functions in the Body

Vanadium helps in the metabolism of cholesterol and sugar in the body, thereby preventing the occurrence of heart attacks.

Deficiency Symptoms

There is no evidence to show that man suffers from either deficiency or excess of dietary vanadium.

Healing and the Therapeutic Properties

On the basis of experiments conducted on animals, conflicting claims have been made that this trace mineral can prevent or promote dental caries.

Precautions :

Vanadium can prove to be toxic if taken in synthetic form.