Chromium Benefits
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Chromium's benefits include:
- Chromium is required for fat metabolism
Chromium is required to enable proper fat metabolism by enabling proper insulin activity and thus enabling the proper absorption of fats by the body. - Chromium maintains glucose and insulin levels
Chromium is vital in the proper metabolism of glucose, so that the body has enough energy and blood sugar levels are stable. Chromium works to increase insulin binding, increase insulin receptors on the cells and increase receptor acceptance of insulin into the cells so that the cells are infused with the required energy for proper functioning.
Studies have shown that chromium supplementation has a beneficial effect on fasting blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, by decreasing the amount of glucose to more normal levels and reducing the amount of insulin required, thus ensuring normal blood insulin levels. Research suggests that chromium makes the insulin present in the body function more effectively in the cells of the body, to enable correct and healthy blood glucose and insulin levels.
Several studies have shown that chromium supplementation significantly improves the blood triglyceride levels in people without diabetes, but the changes take several months to occur and results are the most profound in people with very high blood triglyceride levels
- Chromium improves diabetes and insulin resistance
People with glucose intolerance and diabetes have impaired ability for the insulin receptors on the cells to open the cells for glucose, so the blood glucose levels are increased and meanwhile, more and more insulin is produced to try to lower blood glucose levels and initiate the activity of the cell receptors to communicate with the cells and allow the glucose into the cells without much success. Chromium increases the manner that insulin binds to cell receptors and increases the number of receptors on the cells. These receptors affect how much (if any) glucose is accepted into the cells for use as energy for fuel. Many studies have shown that chromium supplementation on people with diabetes experienced significant reduction in blood glucose, insulin and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Similar other studies showed that people with glucose intolerance experienced significant improvements in their symptoms and blood levels of insulin and glucose. The studies showed that chromium supplementation was found to improve glucose utilisation and drop blood glucose levels by about 19%, as well as to have beneficial effects on blood lipid levels. - Chromium improves blood triglyceride and cholesterol levels
Several studies have shown that chromium supplementation significantly improves the blood triglyceride levels in people without diabetes, but the changes take several months to occur and results are the most profound in people with very high blood triglyceride levels. The same studies also showed that chromium supplementation also reduced blood levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels, but again, the changes took several months to occur.