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Chromium Picolinate is a nutritional supplement that works to increase
the efficiency of insulin to optimal levels. This popular nutritional supplement
is a combination of the element chromium and picolinic acid.
FDA recommends a daily chromium intake of approximately 130 mcg,
as small amounts of chromium are needed to aid the transport of
blood glucose across cell membranes. Combining chromium with picolinic acid
simply aids in efficient chromium absorption, and it is this combined form
that is popular on the diet market today.
Some benefits of chromium picolinate include it's ability to keep
the metabolism healthy. The most common usage for chromium picolinate is
as a weight loss aid; claims that this supplement can melt fat, drastically
reduce appetite, and increase metabolism.
Chromium picolinate weight loss is also achieved by the ability of
chromium picolinate to reduce sweet cravings and hunger pangs.
Improved carbohydrate and fat metabolism is a major function of
chromium picolinate, which can help with proper weight management.
Another benefit is that chromium picolinate can also decrease
high blood pressure and cholesterol, while chromium picolinate aids in
promoting healthy growth hormone functions. Anyone who wants to increase
their general health and fitness levels, while maintaining a healthy body weight,
should include chromium picolinate in their diet.
The best and safest source of chromium is food. Whole grains, ready-to-eat
bran cereals, seafood, green beans, broccoli, prunes, nuts, peanut butter,
and potatoes are rich in chromium. Sugary foods are low in this mineral and
may even promote chromium loss; vitamin C may increase it's absorption.
How does chromium picolinate work?
The exact mechanisms by which
chromium improves this insulin efficiency are currently unclear; it has
been suggested that chromium somehow works to increase sensitivity of
insulin receptors. However, because research has yet to produce any
definite answers as to the exact function of chromium picolinate,
competing theories about it's precise effects exist.
Some claim that the improved insulin efficiency causes an increase
in the production of seratonin, which subsequently reduces appetite.
Still, others assert that chromium can regulate the fat-production processes
in the body, preventing excess fat from forming. One hypothesis states
that chromium picolinate increases protein synthesis,
which in turn stimulates muscle growth.
The majority of scientific evidence suggests that chromium picolinate is
neither a helpful nor beneficial part of weight loss programs.
In the absence of exercise, it may even cause weight gain.
An important side note is the fact that all groups involved in chromium
picolinate studies, particularly those groups of obese subjects, managed to
lose body weight and fat, when enrolled in exercise training programs.
While chromium picolinate did not enhance weight loss as expected,
participants still lost weight and gained muscle by exercising.
Side Effects:
Millions currently take chromium picolinate in the hope of
preventing or reversing diabetes, reducing blood cholesterol, and building muscle.
A new study conducted by Dr. John Vincent at the University of Alabama
at Tuscaloosa shows that chromium picolinate enters the cells directly and
stays there—where it can cause problems. In fact, the chromium picolinate
reacts with vitamin C and other antioxidants in the cells to produce
a "reduced" form of chromium capable of causing mutations in DNA.
It's the combination of chromium and picolinate (particularly the reduced form)
that can produce dangerous compounds—not the chromium alone.
Moreover, the picolinate eventually breaks off and itself has adverse effects.
For more info, download Chromium Picolinate, a free ebook.
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