Guest guest Posted October 10, 1999 Report Share Posted October 10, 1999 Make sure you are tasking the right Chromium....and when possible, get your dialy allowance in it's natural form. Foods: such as broccoli, nuts, oysters, mushrooms, whole grains, wheat cereals, rhubarb and brewer's yeast. Broccoli is particularly rich in chromium, as is barley. What it is: 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. Is Chromium No Longer Ho-Hum? A recent US study has found that chromium picolinate significantly lowers blood sugars. Chromium is not a drug, but a trace mineral that helps insulin attach to cell membranes to control blood sugars. The study was conducted by Dr , MD, and his team at the Human Nutrition Reseach Center in Beltsville, land and by Nanzheng Cheng, MD, and her colleagues at the Beijing Medical University in Beijing, China. In this clinical trial, 180 Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes were split into three separate groups and received either 200 mcgs of chromium picolinate, 1000 mcgs of chromium picolinate, or a placebo. The supplements were taken daily for four months, and the patients were told not to change their usual diets, exercise routines or medication during the study. " After four months, HbA1cs had reduced from 8.5% to 6.6% in thr groups taking chromium picolinate, " says . The placebo group’s HbA1cs remained the same. In addition, fasting blood sugars, serum insulin levels and serum cholesterol levels dropped in the group taking 1000 mcgs of chromium picolinate, and fasting insulin levels dropped in the group taking 200 mcgs. is very optimistic about the findings. " In many cases I’ve seen type 2s cut their medication in half after taking chromium picolinate, " he says. He also suggests chromium picolinate as a supplement for anyone who is worried they may develop diabetes. " Chromium can help prevent this from happening, " he claims. Professor Jay Sklyer, MD, former President of the American Diabetes Association, and current professor of medicine at the University of Miami Medical School, said of the study, " The most compelling result of the trial is the magnitude of the glucose-lowering effect seen with chromium picolinate. This is comparable to, or better than, that seen with most medications approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the US. Chromium picolinate supplementation appears to be easy, effective and safe for patients with adult onset diabetes. " Although much excitement surrounds these results, many are taking the findings of the new study with a grain of salt. Walsh, CDE, is one of these people. Walsh points out that the study is based on a group of patients in China. The Chinese diet features white rice which has little or no chromium, therefore the Chinese patients studied are more apt to be chromium deficient than Americans, explains Walsh. He believes that the Chinese studied may have type 2 diabetes largely because of this chromium deficiency, and this is why got such significant results with chromium picolinate supplementation. When asked about this, acknowledged that this could be a possibility. However he cited a study done in Israel where researchers had similar results with chromium picolinate on their patients with diabetes. " In the Israeli study, 75 to 100% of type 1s and type 2s cut their oral medications and insulin in half, " says . Walsh also has reservations about the large doses of chromium picolinate used in the study, published in the November 1997 issue of Diabetes Care. He says, " The beneficial effects of chromium in individuals with diabetes were observed at levels higher than the upper limit of the estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intake. " replies that the the estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intake of 50 mcgs to 200 mcgs is for people who don’t have diabetes. " We’ve seen good results on diabetics with 200 mcgs three times a day for two months, then 200 mcgs thereafter. " There are others like Victor Herbert, MD, a hematologist and professor of medicine in Mt Sinai school of medicine in New York, who believe that chromium supplements are unnecessary. " You can’t get a chromium deficiency in the US. Anyone eating a reasonable amount of grains is not going to have a chromium deficiency. This includes people with diabetes, " he says. So, should you take chromium or not? The consensus seems to be unclear at the moment. Consult your doctor first before taking the supplement. - Sattley =========================================== DRClub Homepage http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6875/DRClub/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 1999 Report Share Posted October 10, 1999 Cool article, Liz!! Thanks! I take a supplement of this too - actually, I have 7 bottles of stuff here on the shelf... lemme see, the multi-vit (Double-X), B-complex, Cal-Mag (calcium/magnesium), A+Zinc, garlic/licorice and Siberian Ginseng with Ginko Biloba andthe Chromium Picolinate, of course! I used to take something called CoQ10, which was supposed to be something that increased metabolism, but it conflicted with something else I was taking, and it's VERY expensive, so I dropped it. The Nutrilite Chromium Picolinate has 150 mc of Chromuim, 750 mg of Garcinia Cambogia (and I have no idea what that's for), 50 mg of Cayenne extract (a theromgenic), and a base of 50 mg alfalfa extract I think it really helps a lot - especially since some of us may be having insulin problems, and the glucose-lowering effect of the chromium seems to counteract that. God bless, Serendipity List http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/2123/seren.htm A list for Christian/Catholic men and women to come together to pray for each other and discuss issues regarding our Christian lives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 1999 Report Share Posted October 11, 1999 thank you very much melissa. iris Re: Chromium Picolinate > > >Make sure you are tasking the right Chromium....and when possible, get your >dialy allowance in it's natural form. > >Foods: such as broccoli, nuts, oysters, mushrooms, whole grains, wheat >cereals, >rhubarb and brewer's yeast. Broccoli is particularly rich in chromium, as is >barley. > >What it is: 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. > > >Is Chromium No Longer Ho-Hum? > >A recent US study has found that chromium picolinate significantly lowers >blood >sugars. Chromium is not a drug, but a trace mineral that helps insulin attach >to cell membranes to control blood sugars. > >The study was conducted by Dr , MD, and his team at the Human >Nutrition Reseach Center in Beltsville, land and by Nanzheng Cheng, MD, >and >her colleagues at the Beijing Medical University in Beijing, China. > >In this clinical trial, 180 Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes were split >into >three separate groups and received either 200 mcgs of chromium picolinate, >1000 >mcgs of chromium picolinate, or a placebo. The supplements were taken daily >for >four months, and the patients were told not to change their usual diets, >exercise routines or medication during the study. > > " After four months, HbA1cs had reduced from 8.5% to 6.6% in thr groups taking >chromium picolinate, " says . The placebo group’s HbA1cs remained the >same. > >In addition, fasting blood sugars, serum insulin levels and serum cholesterol >levels dropped in the group taking 1000 mcgs of chromium picolinate, and >fasting insulin levels dropped in the group taking 200 mcgs. > > is very optimistic about the findings. " In many cases I’ve seen >type 2s >cut their medication in half after taking chromium picolinate, " he says. He >also suggests chromium picolinate as a supplement for anyone who is worried >they may develop diabetes. " Chromium can help prevent this from happening, " he >claims. > >Professor Jay Sklyer, MD, former President of the American Diabetes >Association, and current professor of medicine at the University of Miami >Medical School, said of the study, " The most compelling result of the trial is >the magnitude of the glucose-lowering effect seen with chromium picolinate. >This is comparable to, or better than, that seen with most medications >approved >for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the US. Chromium picolinate >supplementation appears to be easy, effective and safe for patients with adult >onset diabetes. " > >Although much excitement surrounds these results, many are taking the findings >of the new study with a grain of salt. Walsh, CDE, is one of these >people. >Walsh points out that the study is based on a group of patients in China. The >Chinese diet features white rice which has little or no chromium, therefore >the >Chinese patients studied are more apt to be chromium deficient than >Americans, explains Walsh. He believes that the Chinese studied may have >type 2 >diabetes largely because of this chromium deficiency, and this is why >got such significant results with chromium picolinate supplementation. > >When asked about this, acknowledged that this could be a possibility. >However he cited a study done in Israel where researchers had similar results >with chromium picolinate on their patients with diabetes. > > " In the Israeli study, 75 to 100% of type 1s and type 2s cut their oral >medications and insulin in half, " says . > >Walsh also has reservations about the large doses of chromium picolinate used >in the study, published in the November 1997 issue of Diabetes Care. He says, > " The beneficial effects of chromium in individuals with diabetes were observed >at levels higher than the upper limit of the estimated Safe and Adequate Daily >Dietary Intake. " > > replies that the the estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intake >of 50 mcgs to 200 mcgs is for people who don’t have diabetes. " We’ve seen good >results on diabetics with 200 mcgs three times a day for two months, then 200 >mcgs thereafter. " > >There are others like Victor Herbert, MD, a hematologist and professor of >medicine in Mt Sinai school of medicine in New York, who believe that chromium >supplements are unnecessary. " You can’t get a chromium deficiency in the US. >Anyone eating a reasonable amount of grains is not going to have a chromium >deficiency. This includes people with diabetes, " he says. So, should you take >chromium or not? The consensus seems to be unclear at the moment. Consult your >doctor first before taking the supplement. - Sattley > > >=========================================== >DRClub Homepage >http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6875/DRClub/index.html > >>Big and Beutiful is a state of mind, Never let anyone tell you different. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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