Vanadium, Vanadium Citrate
Vanadium is a mineral element named after Vanadis, the Norse goddess of beauty because of its many colours. Vanadium is a light transition metal not a heavy metal and considered an ultratrace element, widely distributed in nature. Human deficiency has never been defined but vanadium has been studied for its ability to support weight management by influencing glucose metabolism.
Vanadium plays an important role in cellular growth and differentiation and may improve athletic performance. This element also has a significant role in cellular redox, which is the balance between the production of free radicals and their removal by antioxidant enzymes.
Technical insights:
- Country of origin: Thailand, USA
- Starting material: Vanadium from pentoxide, sodium hydroxide
- Stored form: Powder
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Ingredient Benefits
Supports healthy blood glucose levels
Vanadium is a neighbor to chromium on the periodic table. Chromium is a well know element to help with glucose metabolism and they are very similar to each other in structure and the ability to increase insulin sensitivity.
Promotes improved athletic performance
Vanadium helps to increase the calcium inside muscle cells to increase the force of, mainly, the heart and smooth vascular muscle contractions. It can also increase uptake of creatine into muscle cells.
Supports weight management
Vanadium citrate can contribute to a healthy weight by preventing blood sugar spikes and reduce the need for excess insulin, to uptake glucose into cells and store it as fat. This helps to reduce the chances of insulin sensitivity.
The function of vanadium in the body is best known for its role in enzyme function and metabolism. This mineral can be consumed from natural foods, mainly seafood and mushrooms.
The pentavalent form (VO3-) predominates in extracellular body fluids whereas the quadrivalent form (VO+2) is the most common intracellular form.
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