I recently purchased green tea fat burning pills and read the ingredients. Upon reading them i found that they contain chromium picolinate. Although this is used in weight managment and diebetes treatment I also read that studies found that it can cause cancer and chromosomal mutation (lab studies and research)... any info would be great and appreciated....
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Steve C
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Chromium Picolinate has a +2 oxidation state, and is beneficial for you. Chromium +7 is a powerful oxidizer and can do all sorts of bad things for you. Chromium Picolinate is very safe, and is especially beneficial for diabetes and for people trying to lose weight.
Anonymous
Chromium Picolinate is the most commonly used form of Chromium on the market, and Chromium is an essential mineral that you should have in your diet daily.
The only studies that may actually be accurate about it causing problems are those that focus on overdoses of Chromium (which IS very dangerous, same with overdoses of any minerals). That being said, "Chromium may enhance insulin sensitivity and effect glucose levels, diabetics and hypoglycemics should consult their health care provider before use" (quoted from the warning label).
As long as a doctor doesn't say you shouldn't take it, Chromium can be very helpful for a lot of people.
Oh, and about the cancer thing.... at this point in time, nobody has any idea what causes or cures cancer, so most people that claim anything about cancer are just grasping at straws.
holykrikey
Chromium(III) picolinate
Chemical name Chromium(III) picolinate
Chemical formula Cr(C6H4NO2)3
Molecular mass 418.33 g/mol
CAS number [14639-25-9]
Density ? g/cm3
Melting point ? °C
Disclaimer and references
Chromium picolinate is a bright red solid that is the chromium (III) salt of picolinic acid. It is a nutritional supplement used to prevent or treat chromium deficiency. Small quantities of chromium are needed for glucose utilization by insulin in normal health, but deficiency is rare in developed nations.
Health claims and debates
Some commercial organizations promote chromium picolinate as an aid to body development for athletes and as a means of losing weight. But a number of studies have failed to demonstrate an effect of chromium picolinate on either muscle growth or fat loss.
Claims have been made that the picolinate form of chromium supplementation is of benefit in reducing insulin resistance, particularly in diabetics. A meta-analysis of chromium supplementation studies showed no association between chromium and glucose or insulin concentrations for non-diabetics, and inconclusive results for diabetics. But this study has been challenged on grounds that it excluded significant results.
There is concern that chromium picolinate is more likely to cause DNA damage and mutation than other forms of trivalent chromium, but these results are also a subject of debate. Other studies indicate that chromium picolinate is safe at even very high doses.
References
^ Vincent J.B. (2003). "The potential value and toxicity of chromium picolinate as a nutritional supplement, weight loss agent and muscle development agent". SPORTS MEDICINE 33 (3): 213-230. PMID 12656641.
^ Althuis MD, Jordan NE, Ludington EA, Wittes JT (2002). "Glucose and insulin responses to dietary chromium supplements: a meta-analysis". AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 76 (1): 148-155. PMID 12081828.
^ Kalman DS (2003). "Chromium picolinate and type 2 diabetes". AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 78 (1): 192. PMID 12816793.
^ Chaudhary S, Pinkston J, Rabile MM, Van Horn JD (2005). "Unusual reactivity in a commercial chromium supplement compared to baseline DNA cleavage with synthetic chromium complexes". JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY 99 (3): 787-794. PMID 15708800.
^ Anderson R, Cheng N, Bryden N, et al (1997). "Elevated intakes of supplemental chromium improve glucose and insulin variables in individuals with type 2 diabetes". DIABETES 46 (11): 1786-1791.
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