Food is not a significant source of beryllium.
In human metabolism, it appears that beryllium is only slightly (about 0.006% of that ingested), absorbed by the digestive tract and is excreted rapidly.
What is absorbed is carried in blood, apparently as a colloidal phosphate bound to protein, to the liver, where it is retained initially.
Some of this is subsequently deposited in bone where it behaves in a manner skin to magnesium.
Benefits of beryllium in human nutrition have not been determined. It functions is yet unknown.
Beryllium is related to magnesium, which is essential element of human nutrition, and it can mimic this and displace it from certain key enzymes which then malfunction.
Inhalation of this particles is by far the major hazard to humans from this metal. Beryllium has been incriminated in pulmonary ailments of workers exposed to beryllium dusts.
They suffer inflammation of the lungs a condition known as berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease, which leaves them breathless.
Beryllium in Human Nutrition
The Most Popular Post
-
Research has consistently demonstrated that selenium, a trace mineral, is effective in preventing various types of cancer, including breast,...
-
Blueberries have a rich folkloric history as an herbal medicine. Traditionally, a tea made by steeping the roots of the blueberry bush was b... -
Phosphorus is a vital mineral for the human body, playing a crucial role in the development and maintenance of bones and teeth. It is also i... -
Potassium is the largest intracellular cation in the body. Ninety-eight percent is stored intracellularly. Hypokalemia, low blood potassium,...
-
Crude fat refers to the crude mixture of fat-soluble material present in a sample, encompassing a range of lipid materials including triglyc...