Chromium
Chromium is indicated for arteriosclerosis, it helps keep blood vessels clean (along with Serrapeptase) and blood sugar problems, from low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia / carbohydrate craving and possible associations with easy weight gain), high blood sugar/ blood sugar instability right through to Diabetes, (please read the article).
If you have any of these problems then supplemental chromium is sensible at 200 mcgs daily. Most people receive 30mcg of chromium from their diet, well below the optimum dose of 200mcg. Please note that there is often little relationship between RDA and optimum levels, and a lot of sickness can occur at levels above the RDA of any nutrient. However, since food state chromium is better absorbed and assimilated, 100 mcg a day in this form, may be optimal, although double this dose could be taken for a few weeks. Experiment, individual needs vary.
Chromium is the essential part of Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF) and has a vital role to play in the following; carbohydrate metabolism, Insulin metabolism and balance, enzyme activity related to the metabolism of glucose and the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, transport of protein to where it's needed.
A recent review of 15 studies looking at the usefulness of Chromium for Diabetes found that Chromium had significant benefits (Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics 2007). A total of 1690 subjects received chromium at between 200-1000mgs per day for periods ranging from one week to nine months. “The data indicate that chromium supplementation represents a uniquely efficacious modality for glycaemic control in subjects with diabetes,” wrote reviewers C. Leigh Broadhurst and Philip Domenico. “Indeed, 13 of 15 clinical studies reported significant improvement in at least one outcome of glycaemic control.”
Broadhurst and Domenico report that six out of ten studies measuring fasting glucose levels showed a significant improvement of 15.3 per cent, and postprandial glucose levels of 18.9 per cent. Fasting insulin levels, measured in four studies, improved by 29.8 per cent, while postprandial insulin improved by 15 per cent from baseline as a result of chromium supplementation. The authors note that people with type-2 diabetes may need higher doses than normal people for a benefit to be observed. The supplement has a “compelling safety profile”, said the researchers, and is an inexpensive and efficacious way of improving diabetes control.
It may help to regulate blood pressure and cholesterol, especially if you consume a diet high in refined and processed foods. Essential for arterial health. Soil deficiencies of chromium are widespread - please refer the the article Answering Trace Element Deficiency.
We supply Chromium in a food state source - see the article Food State Nutrients for more information.
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