Molybdenum and safety and balance
What 2 graded rows on molybdenum agree on for safety and balance, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Molybdenum page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Molybdenum page, with its PubMed record.
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Molybdenum and safety and balance
2 rows · 47 peopleThey agree: both rows found no difference.
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 47
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a PK study of 43 people (2006) and found no difference.
The rows run from 4 to 43 people, published from 1995 to 2006: 2 single studies.
The rows
2 no difference- DGrade DMolybdenum balance at usual intakes · No difference
PK study · n 43 · 2006 · Healthy young Japanese women
About 150 to 318 mcg/day from food · Four 18-day metabolic studies (2001–2004)
More than 90% of dietary molybdenum was absorbed, most of it was excreted in urine, and balance stayed near zero regardless of intake.
- DGrade DAdverse effects and absorption across intakes of 22 to 1,490 mcg/day · No difference
PK study · n 4 · 1995 · Healthy young men in a metabolic ward (US)
22, 72, 121, 467 and 1,490 mcg/day · 24 days at each intake
No adverse effects at any intake. 88–93% of molybdenum was absorbed at every intake, and urinary excretion rose with intake, so excess was rapidly excreted.