Introduction :
Chromium picolinate is a popular nutritional supplement; which is a combination of the element chromium and picolinic acid. Chromium is a naturally-occurring mineral, trace amounts of which are found in everyday foods like meat, poultry, fish, and whole-grain breads. When foods are processed, they are stripped of natural chromium from diet.
Chromium is commercially available in several forms including chromium nicotinate, chromium picolinate, chromium-enriched yeast, and chromium chloride.
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Benefits of Chromium Picolinate :
Chromium is an essential mineral required for proper insulin function. An inverse relationship between chromium levels in the body and insulin-related diseases.
Nutritional supplementation with chromium, especially in the form of chromium picolinate, enhances insulin sensitivity and blood glucose levels in people with insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes.
Chromium appears to potentiate the action of insulin to stimulate glucose transport into cells.
Recent data suggest that chromium may facilitate insulin signaling by activating Akt, an intracellular protein involved in insulin signal transduction.
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