Chromium is a naturally occurring trace mineral that is found in many foods like meat, poultry, fish, and whole-grain breads. Even though the FDA recommends a daily chromium intake of approximately 130 micrograms (the amount is almost invisible with the naked eye), deficiency of chromium is very rare. The levels required are so low that one can easily get them eating one bite out of any steak and that will give you enough chromium for a week. Chromium has been found to play a role in the transport of glucose across membranes and is very similar to insulin in its actions.
There has been a lot written about chromium and its deficiency. In fact, many medical disorders have been attributed to the deficiency of chromium including hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia and hyperinsulinemia- in brief this is not entirely true. Chromium is just one small element in the disease process and there are no medical cases where absolute chromium deficiency has been recognized. Even though chromium plays a role in modulation of carbohydrates in diabetic, its effects in the normal human are negligible. So far, most studies have shown no effect of chromium on weight loss or change in metabolism.
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