Vanadium salts have insulin-mimetic activity, and vanadium compounds are being studied as potentially orally active replacements for insulin. The doses of supplemental vanadium that may affect blood glucose levels are potentially toxic, and supplemental vanadium is not recommended for the management of diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia or insulin resistance. (My emphasis.)The absorption of dietary vanadium and supplemental vanadium (usually vanadyl sulfate) is poor, and most ingested vanadium is excreted in the feces. It is estimated that less than 5% of dietary vanadium is absorbed.
The use of supplemental vanadium is not indicated for any purpose at this time. Vanadium is showing promise in the treatment of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but this work is still preliminary and utilizes pharmacological doses of vanadium with unknown long-term safety consequences. Claims that vanadium increases muscle mass have no research support.
Reports that vanadium promotes muscle-mass development are refuted by research.
The amount of vanadium in typical diets (less than 30 micrograms daily) appears to have low toxicity. In one study, 12 subjects were given 13.5 milligrams of vanadium daily for two weeks, followed by 22.5 milligrams daily for five months, Five subjects experienced gastrointestinal symptoms — nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps — and five subjects developed green tongues. In another study, six subjects receiving daily doses of 4.5 to 18 milligrams of vanadium for six to 10 weeks developed green tongues, diarrhea and cramps at the higher doses.
Chromium, ferrous ion, chloride, aluminum hydroxide and EDTA may decrease absorption of vanadium.
Vanadium is something I’d like to stay away from. As a matter of fact I recommend that people stay away from the complete line of Trimspa products.
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Article comments
1 - RJ Elliott
You mean...gasp! The key to losing weight isn't to be found in a pill?
Whatever will the pseudo-drug companies do if this information becomes well-known? :-/
2 - sal m
the sad thing is that this information is "well-known" yet people still take the bait...
3 - RJ Elliott
Lots of people aren't really people. They're sheeple. They'll buy into anything, no matter how illogical, as long as some celebrity offers a (paid) endorsement... :-/
4 - rosybud
I have started taking trimspaX32 8 days ago. I am eating healthy. I am not hungry all the time and I feel wonderful. I feel like it is gonna work. It doesnt have anything to do anna nicole.
5 - David
Sal,
I have taken that Trimspa x32 with success.
So Iam willing to give them the Ok.
Why are you so negative on them there is something
in that product that worked for me. I have tried
everything else. (Hoodia?)Columbus Ohio
6 - sal m
trimspa is garbage a) because there isn't a proven ingredient in the list and b) especially since the FTC has ruled that trimspa has used false and misleading advertising in promoting their products.