What chromium picolinate actually does; Is chromium really a miracle mineral, as Evans' work suggests, or a powerless supplement, as the Massachusetts research indicates?

In the study, the 122 moderately overweight individuals who took chromium picolinate lost an average of 6.2 pounds of body fat as opposed to only 3.4 pounds in those individuals in the placebo group.

Researchers stated that these results support previous research on chromium picolinate's benefits to body composition.

Laboratory studies have found that chromium picolinate (the most popular form of the supplement) could damage genetic material in animal cells, which suggests it might cause cancer.

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The research was welcomed by James Komorowski, vice president of scientific affairs at US-based Nutrition 21, which makes the picolinate form of chromium.

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"Chromium picolinate has been shown completely safe," says James Komorowski, MS, director of research and development at Nutrition 21 in Purchase, N.Y. Nutrition 21 is ... Medical Tests & Tools A-Z

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