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| chromium | |
| What is it? | |
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A MINERAL
that makes the body more sensitive to insulin, regulates CHOLESTEROL
and fatty acid production in the liver, and aids in the digestion of
PROTEIN.
If chromium is lacking, blood levels of cholesterol and fatty acids
rise, GLUCOSE
is poorly metabolized, and, in severe deficiencies, there may be nerve
damage. It has been known for some time that chromium is a key element in glucose utilization, and adult-onset diabetics have significantly lower hair chromium levels. Recent studies also show that hair chromium rises in gestational diabetes, suggesting that an underlying cause of glucose intolerance in gestational diabetes mellitus may not be chromium deficiency but instead impaired chromium utilization. Chromium, although an essential element, can be toxic at higher levels, as found in industrial exposure, causing hepatic peroxidative damage. Studies conducted on tannery workers indicated that exposure to leather tanning compounds resulted in elevated concentrations of hair chromium and that hair concentrations may provide an index of industrial exposure. For a more complete discussion of the trace minerals in table form go to this page. Standard Process Supplements |
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