Vanadium Description

Vanadium - Vanadium is only necessary in small quantities, although Vanadium is actively involved in many activities and chemical reactions that occur in the body, down to those that take place at the cellular level. Vanadium reportedly will inhibit cholesterol formation inside the blood vessels. It thus aids in the prevention of heart disease and lowers the incidence of heart attack.

A deficiency in Vanadium may lead to weakness and cholesterol problems, but the evidence of that is thin. Vanadium can be taken to excess, causing lack of growth in children, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and seldom death. Vanadium is very common in many vegetables and seafood, such as shellfish, dill seed, parsley, olives, olive oil, and corn.