Manganese Benefits
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Manganese's benefits include:
- Manganese promotes normal growth and development
Manganese plays a role in promoting normal and healthy growth and development in the foetus and infant. Several animal studies have shown that a deficiency of manganese during pregnancy results in low birth weight than the animals fed proper levels of manganese. - Manganese helps repair connective tissue
Manganese plays an important role in helping to repair bones and other connective tissues in the body. Manganese is necessary for healthy bone and cartilage development as well as wound healing. - Manganese has antioxidant properties
Manganese has antioxidant properties, as it works to help neutralise that damaging effects of free radicals. Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is the principal antioxidant in mitochondria. - Manganese helps the immune system
Research shows that manganese is important in stimulating the function of the white blood cells (macrophages, granulocytes and phagocytes) and it particularly stimulates the antibody response to invading pathogens. - Manganese helps to ensure healthy nerves
Manganese has an important role in ensuring the proper and healthy functioning of the nerves. Several human and animal studies have indicated that magnesium deficiency may be a risk factor of a number of disorders related to abnormally functioning nervous tissues - convulsions and epileptic fits.
A number of studies have found that people with asthma have low blood levels of a number of antioxidant nutrients and specifically manganese, magnesium and vitamin C
- Manganese may play a role in glucose tolerance
Several studies have shown that manganese may play a role in glucose tolerance. In one animal study, rats who were manganese deficient experienced a significant increase in insulin when they were given glucose than did the rats who were not deficient in manganese. - Manganese works to help blood clot
Manganese works together with vitamin K to help the blood clot when there is injury or damage to any of the tissues in the body to promote quicker healing. - Manganese helps to produce the sex hormones
Manganese is very important in helping to maintain and produce healthy levels of the male and female sex hormones (testosterone, oestrogen, progesterone). - Manganese affects male fertility
Studies have shown that very high levels affect male fertility by increasing the risk of low sperm motility and low sperm concentrations. - Manganese may help to reduce asthma symptoms
A number of studies have found that people with asthma have low blood levels of a number of antioxidant nutrients and specifically manganese, magnesium and vitamin C. The studies have indicated that people who have asthma tend to not eat fruit, rich in both manganese and vitamin C and that diet may play a more significant role in asthma development than first thought.