Manganese

Manganese is a mineral element that is having both positive and negative effects such as it can be beneficial and can be toxic as well. This word manganese is derived from a Greek word magic that still suits the characteristic of this element as manganese deficiency and manganese toxicity in living organisms is still an unresolved phenomenon.

Manganese toxicity may result in enormous problems related to health of human and it can lead to multiple neurological adversities and also many other problems as well. It is also a very much known risk for the people those are used to inhale manganese dust arising from different industries and causing the health hazard to its workers. Unlike ingested manganese, inhaled manganese effects directly to the brain and it attacks brain cells before it can be metabolized by liver in the body system. The symptoms of manganese toxicity in human are very slow to appear and generally it take from months to year. Manganese toxicity can also be seen as its worst effect on human health such as in a permanent neurological disorder that have signs like to those of Parkinson's disease, such as tremors, difficulty walking, and facial muscle spasms. Manganese toxicity is mostly diagnosed by elevated level of manganese concentration in human serum. Level of manganese in human serum can tell about the manganese toxicity and its level.

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Nowadays fibroids are the basic problem in youngsters but it is because of manganese deficiency. But benefits of manganese on fibroids are wonderful; its mega doses are good to treat fibroids.

Manganese deficiency can have adverse outcome such as abnormal skeletal growth in case of a number of animal species. Many elements meat is rich in manganese for a example manganese content of chicken liver is very high and it can cure manganese deficiency. Manganese content in different food can be measured and then food must be taken in diet keeping in view the manganese content of each diet. Manganese content of beer is very low and manganese content in beer can treat manganese toxicity.

Manganese content of whole wheat is sufficient for daily intake and manganese content in whole wheat is helpful to keep healthy lifestyle. Manganese diet must be very balanced and manganese diet must be enriched with other vitamins and minerals as well.

Some of the researches conclude the acute manganese deficiency as the same symptomatic as in case of Parkinson’s disease. Study in Germany was placed for manganese need in body they concluded that no evidence of increased neurological symptoms in people was observed and drinking water with manganese levels was ranging from 0.3-2.2 mg/liter compared to those areas having drinking water that contains less than 0.05 mg/liter. Manganese in drinking water might be more available than manganese in food. However, among these too many researches none of the studies estimated dietary manganese, so total manganese intake in these studies is unknown. In the U.S., the EPA recommends 0.05 mg/liter as the maximum permissible manganese concentration in drinking water.

Manganese toxicity was reported in a single case of a person who intake too much amounts of mineral supplements for years, while another study was reported as a result of a person eating a Chinese herbal supplement. Manganese toxicity resulting from foods those have manganese in them has not been reported from any case but only toxicity is seen in the cases where there is intake of high amounts of manganese in supplements.

Manganese neurotoxicity has been observed in individuals receiving parenteral nutrition, both as a result of excessive manganese in the solution and as an incidental contaminant:

• Chronic liver disease: Manganese removal from the body is mainly in bile. Thus, damaged liver function might produce decreased manganese secretion.
  
  
• Newborns: The newborn brain may be more susceptible to manganese toxicity due to a greater expression of receptors for the manganese transport protein (transferring) in developing nerve cells and the immaturity of the liver's bile elimination system.