Vanadium

Chemical formula/structure

Can be found as a fume or dust. Often a white to grey metal found in crystal form. The formula is V.

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/v.html

Natural Sources of this nutrient in foods-

You may be exposed to Vanadium in a harmful way. You may breathe it if exposed to Vanadium Oxide which is burned off from industries that let out coal or fuel oil . Foods that are rich in Vanadium include Black pepper, spinach, oysters, mushrooms, shellfish, parsley, dill seed and more.

www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/ nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/van_0258.shtml

How it is used by the body-

Vanadium is not commonly used by the body. Vanadium is used in making steel parts and mixing it with other metals to form alloys. Vanadium may enter the body through the lungs if you breathe Vanadium Oxide by working in a industry that processes it .Most of it can leave your lungs with the air you exhale, but some remains in the lungs. This allows it to possibly release into your bloodstream, but then exits through your feces.If it does enter the bloodstream it will quickly be eliminated also through urine. Vanadium is not usually absorbed by the body from the skin, stomach, or gut.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp58-c1.pdf

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts58.html

Effects if this Nutrient is not present-

If you do not obtain enough Vanadium in your system, no major risks will occur. Lack of Vanadium may result in high blood pressure. Since it is not normally used in the body , the body will normally function without this vitamin present.

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