Manganese

Manganese (Mn) is a hard trace metal that occurs naturally in nature, and has the appearance of a silver color.http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/mn.htm http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77 Manganese is found in rocks and in different food sources.http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts151.html Manufacturers use manganese to produce steel, violet colored glass, fertilizers, gasoline, and ceramics.http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/mn.htm http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts151.html

Manganese reacts to other elements when exposed. It will oxidize when pure manganese is exposed to water. The surface will react by rusting and dissolve in acid.http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/mn.htm

Manganese is expelled into the Environment through the manufacturing process. It ends up in the air, drinking water, and goes into the soil. Working in places such as factories that produce steel can expose workers to high levels of manganese.http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts151.html

Human bodies store manganese in the kidneys, liver, pancreas, pituitary glands, and adrenal glands, with the majority of the storage in bones.http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77 Manganese helps to form connective tissues, bone mass, and with blood clotting agents.http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm It also works in partnership with other vitamins and nutrients such as biotin (vitamin B7), thiamine (vitamin B1), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), and choline. People consume manganese by eating manganese-enriched foods, and through the Environment. Some manganese rich foods are pineapple, brown rice, chickpeas, spinach, rye flour, tempeh, soybeans, oats, dried cloves, and spelt.http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77

Manganese deficiency is seldom. It can be shown in children when development is not progress as normal. Problems include brain underdevelopment, a low level of minerals in bones, and stunted growth.http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/manganese/index.html

The amount of manganese consumed in a daily diet:

• Newborn up to 6 months: 0.003 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• 7 months to 1 year: 0.6 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• 1 to 3 years old: 1.2 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• 4 to 8 years old: 1.5 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Males 9 to 13 years old: 1.9 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Males 14 to 18 years old: 2.2 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Females 9 to 18 years: 1.6 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• 19 years and older: Males 2.3 mg, Females 1.8 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Pregnant women: 2 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Breastfeeding women: 2.6 mghttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm

• Problems with infertilityhttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Poor bone formationhttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Body weaknesshttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Seizureshttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/manganese-000314.htm
• Vomitinghttp://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77
• Rashhttp://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77
• Gradual loss of hair pigmenthttp://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77
• Gradual hearing losshttp://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77

No more than 10 mg of manganese should be taken in for the daily diet. Too much manganese in the body can cause damage to the central nervous system. Body movement will be affected causing the body to move slowly and erratically.http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts151.html

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