The trace mineral chromium has been extensively researched over the years in its role in
glucose metabolism. Dietary supplement companies have attempted to make claims that …

What is known and objective Chromium is an essential mineral for carbohydrate and lipid
metabolism. Results of previous systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of chromium …

Background: The role of chromium in human nutrition was first reported in 1977 on a patient
on total parenteral nutrition manifesting with neuropathy and impaired glucose tolerance …

Chromium is an essential trace element whose deficiency can cause impairment of glucose
tolerance, growth and various biological functions. There are two isotopes of chromium …

Background: Several authors, mostly on the basis of nonrandomized studies, have
suggested dietary trivalent chromium supplementation as an attractive option for the …

Objective To investigate the effects of daily chromium picolinate supplementation on serum
measures of glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in patients at high risk for type 2 …

Recent research, combined with reanalysis of previous results, has revealed that chromium
can no longer be considered an essential trace element. Clinical studies are ambiguous at …

Diabetes, particularly type II diabetes, is a severe disease condition which affects human
health worldwide, with a dramatically increasing trend in Asian countries including China …

The researchers tied in their results to recent findings about the molecular biology of
chromium picolinate. Previously, it had been suggested that the supplement increases the …

Aim: Chromium is an essential nutrient required for glucose and lipid metabolism.
Laboratory and clinical evidences indicate that chromium supplementation may improve …