MAIN Health Vitamins & Minerals Molybdenum

Pronounced mah-LIB-da-num, it's the trace element essential to human and plant life in metabolizing nucleic acids (RNA, DNA) and today is found in most commercial multivitamin formulas.

Learn more about its benefits, how it works, along with natural sources of molybdenum in the foods we eat...

Molybdenum, Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center - Information on molybdenum as an essential trace element, associations with chronic diseases, interactions with other nutrients, adequate intake levels, food sources and supplements, and a link to related references.

Molybdenum - A complete description plus information on its benefits, how it works, indications and usage, interactions, dosage by life stage and bibliography from PDRhealth.

Metals in Health and Disease - Molybdenum - Its functions in the body as a component of three main enzymes, with information on toxicity, symptoms of deficiency, food sources and therapeutic uses.

The Merck Manual - Molybdenum - Reports from studies on causes of deficiency and toxicity, with good food sources and recommended daily allowances.

Nutrition Fact Sheet : Molybdenum - Brief overview with recommended uptake levels and daily requirements by life stage, dietary sources, and a list of foods by serving size and amounts of molybdenum in milligrams.

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