CHROMIUM PICOLINATE

BENEFITS

• It helps you digest your food
• It helps people that have diabetes control control the blood sugar.
• If you have enough chromium then that lowers your risk of having high cholesterol and coronary artery disease.
• It also helps you build up muscle and burn fat.
• Chromium might help keep blood sugar levels normal by improving the way our bodies use insulin.

Recommended Amount:
For our age it is recommended 35 mcg for guys and 24 mcg for girls.

BY MOUTH:
For type 2 diabetes:
200-1000 mcg daily in divided doses.
The safe and tolerable upper intake levels of chromium are not known.
children 1 to 3 years, 11 mcg
men 14 to 50 years, 35 mcg; men 51 and older, 30 mcg;
girls 9 to 13 years, 21 mcg; 14 to 18 years 24 mcg; women 19 to 50 years, 25 mcg; women 51 and older, 20 mcg
(Mcg) microgram.

FOOD SOURCES

• Potatoes
• Apples
• Bananas
• Green beans
• Whole wheat bread

DID YOU KNOW

WEB SOURCES

• http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-932-CHROMIUM.aspx?...
• http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Chromium-HealthProfessional/#h2
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/482915-maximum-dosage-of-chromium/