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Molybdenum absorption, excretion, and retention studied with stable isotopes in young men at five intakes of dietary molybdenum

JR Turnlund, WR Keyes and GL Peiffer
US Department of Agriculture, ARS/Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129, USA.

A study of molybdenum absorption, excretion, and balance was conducted in four young men fed five amounts of dietary molybdenum, ranging from 22 to 1490 micrograms/d, for 24 d each. The study was conducted to obtain scientific data on which to base a recommendation on dietary molybdenum intake for healthy young men. Stable isotopes of molybdenum were used as tracers. 100Mo was fed five times during the study and 97Mo was infused three times. 94Mo was used to quantify the molybdenum isotopes and total molybdenum in urine, fecal collections, and diets by isotope dilution. Adverse effects were not observed at any of the dietary intakes. Molybdenum was very efficiently absorbed, 88-93%, at all dietary molybdenum intakes, and adsorption was most efficient at the highest amounts of dietary molybdenum. The amount and percentage of molybdenum excreted in the urine increased as dietary molybdenum increased, suggesting that molybdenum turnover is slow when dietary molybdenum is low and increases as dietary molybdenum increases. We conclude from these results that dietary intakes between 22 and 1500 micrograms/d by adult men are safe for > or = 24 d and that molybdenum retention is regulated by urinary excretion. Molybdenum is conserved at low intakes and excess molybdenum is rapidly excreted in the urine when intake is high.

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