Nutrition 21 Releases Expert Statements on Chromium Picolinate

Nutrition 21 Releases Expert Statements on Chromium Picolinate

PURCHASE, N.Y.Nutrition 21,the supplier of Chromax® chromium picolinate, releasedstatements from several leading toxicologists and researchers regarding thesafety of chromium picolinate. According to the company, the experts contributedto and reviewed the body of safety data conducted by independent researchlaboratories, including 35 peer-reviewed human clinical research studies, alarge body of animal data and in vitro studies.

Richard Anderson, Ph.D., from the Beltsville Human NutritionResearch Center, said: The overwhelming preponderance of scientific evidenceindicates that chromium picolinate is a safe and beneficial nutritionalsupplement. Every new scientific study must be evaluated in the context of thecomplete body of data, taking into consideration the amount of corroboratingevidence, application in humans, methodology, size, etc. Additionally, dozens ofstudies suggest that chromium, as chromium picolinate, has real potential tohelp millions of people by enhancing the action of insulin, which leads toimprovements in Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

And a statement from Nancy Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., from theTang-An Health Center, Beijing China, read: A review of the data shows thatno adverse effects of chromium picolinate supplementation were found in 2,000subjects who participated in 35 published clinical trials. A recent study weconducted with the USDA [U.S. Department of Agriculture] indicated a significantpositive effect on glucose level in people with Type II diabetes. The Instituteof Medicine (IOM) Food & Nutrition Board recently conducted a scientificreview and concluded that there was no basis for setting a tolerable upper levelintake (UL) for chromium.

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