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Learn how to differentiate types of Chromium Products

BioActive Nutrients provides Chromium Picolinate products. Here's why.

Most if not all people concerned with health issues are aware that chromium is an essential nutrient needed to make insulin work effectively and efficiently. Although there are several different forms of supplemental chromium available to consumers, chromium picolinate is the only commercially available form of chromium that is absorbed and utilized by humans according to Dr. Richard Anderson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Several years ago, the man who discovered and developed chromium picolinate, Dr. Gary Evans, predicted that chromium picolinate would one day be the treatment of choice for Type 2 diabetics because it is safe, effective, inexpensive and not a drug. That prediction has been proven correct in experiments around the world. A few years ago, at a symposium held at Harvard Medical School in Boston, several prominent researchers in the field of diabetes reported on astounding results obtained in dozens of experiments with chromium picolinate. The scientists described clinical studies proving that chromium picolinate is effective for controlling blood sugar in Type 2 diabetics as well as in females with high blood sugar resulting from gestational diabetes. One scientist at the Boston meeting, Dr. Merlin Lindemann at the University of Kentucky, reported on his experiments with thousands of pigs. Dr. Lindemann stated that chromium picolinate added to swine feed resulted in bigger, healthier litters with significantly less body fat. Have you heard the term, "the other white meat," when referring to pork? Chromium picolinate supplements are the reason pork producers are now selling leaner meat. And yes, chromium picolinate supplements are effective in getting rid of and controlling body fat in humans.

More recently, at the 18th International Diabetes Federation Congress held recently in Paris, France, researchers presented more compelling evidence proving that chromium picolinate is safe and very effective in preventing and controlling Type 2 diabetes. In a report that confirms what several other groups have previously discovered, researchers from the Netherlands announced that daily supplementation with 1,000 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate significantly decreased blood sugar levels in insulin-treated diabetics with poorly controlled diabetes.

In another presentation at the Paris meeting, Dr. William T. Cefalu from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and former president of the American Diabetic Association, reported that chromium picolinate supplements significantly increased insulin sensitivity in Type 2 diabetics. Dr. Cefalu, a prominent researcher in the field of diabetes presented evidence indicating chromium picolinate improves insulin action by activating a muscle enzyme used in the uptake of glucose from the blood.

Since chromium picolinate was first discovered, scientists have conducted experiments to establish its safety and efficacy. Over 20 years of study throughout the world has proven that chromium picolinate is indeed a safe and effective supplement. But, do you need a chromium picolinate supplement? Yes, even if you think you are eating a healthy diet. Tests have shown that the average diet contains less than 25 mcg of chromium and the chromium that is in food is generally not absorbed and used properly. Current life styles put everyone at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes so a daily supplement of at least 400 mcg chromium as chromium picolinate is advisable for everybody. If you are a Type 2 diabetic and your physician has not given you chromium picolinate for treatment, demand to know why. If your physician is not aware of chromium picolinate or claims there is no proof of its effectiveness, either find a new doctor or tell her/him to consult the medical literature. There is no need for a Type 2 diabetic to be using drugs when an inexpensive nutrient is completely reliable. So, whether or not you are a Type 2 diabetic or a potential diabetic, take your pic.