Dosing and uses of Vanadium
Dietary Supplement
10 mg vanadyl sulfate yields 2 mg vanadium
The body contains between 20-25 mg and a regular diets provides about 2 mg/day
Typical dosage range: 50-100 mcg/day
Daily diet normally provides enough to meet requirements
Sources of vanadium: Dill, pepper, eggs, radishes, vegetable oils, buckwheat and oats
Potential health benefits: May improve sensitivity to insulin in type 1 and 2 diabetes; may also lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure
Not enough safety information about its risks available to be recommended as a safe supplement
Pediatric dosage forms and strengths
Not established
Vanadium adverse (side) effects
Frequency not defined
Cramps
Diarrhea
Incr Bp
Bipolar disorder
Warnings
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity
Cautions
Ability to determine vanadium deficiency or optimum dose not currently possible due to lack of studies
Pregnancy and lactation
Pregnancy category: N/A
Lactation: N/A
Pregnancy categories
A: Generally acceptable. Controlled studies in pregnant women show no evidence of fetal risk.
B: May be acceptable. Either animal studies show no risk but human studies not available or animal studies showed minor risks and human studies done and showed no risk.
C: Use with caution if benefits outweigh risks. Animal studies show risk and human studies not available or neither animal nor human studies done.
D: Use in LIFE-THREATENING emergencies when no safer drug available. Positive evidence of human fetal risk.
X: Do not use in pregnancy. Risks involved outweigh potential benefits. Safer alternatives exist.
NA: Information not available.
Pharmacology of Vanadium
Mechanism of action
Blocks dozens of enzymes, including syntethases, kinases, and ribonucleasis
May improve sensitivity to insulin in type 1 and 2 diabetes
