Chromium Picolinate - some info

Hi all, Got this info in a newsletter today. When I was first diagnosed with all my ailments last year. the first thing my specialist put my on was Chromium Picolinate. I was given it to treat glucose intoleance leading to Diabetes 2. Cheers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Effects of baseline total cholesterol levels on diet and exercise interventions," Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association 2(1): 42-49, 1999. The authors conducted two concomitant studies that examined the effects of a behavior modification plan (BMP) that included the use of nutritional supplements (one group received 400 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate [CP]) and which collected pre- and post-study serum cholesterol measurements. The results from the CP-supplemented group indicate that "chromium picolinate can facilitate reductions in triglycerides (TC) and LDL serum cholesterol," especially in people whose baseline TC levels were above 200 mg/dL. Raymond I. Press, MD, Jack Geller, MD, and Gary Evans, PhD. "The effect of chromium picolinate on serum cholesterol and apolipoprotein fractions in human subjects," The Western Journal of Medicine 152:41-45, 1990. In this study, 28 people were given either 200 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate (CP) or a placebo, daily, for 42 days in this double-blind crossover study. In this trial, in the patients who supplemented with CP, four of the six most important serum lipids (circulating blood fats) were beneficially altered during the test period. Specifically, levels of total cholesterol, LDL (or "bad") cholesterol and its transport protein, apolipoprotein B, were all beneficially decreased, while levels of the transport protein for HDL (or "good") cholesterol, apolipoprotein A, were beneficially increased. The authors say, "Because each of these variables is related to the development of coronary artery disease, chromium picolinate is an excellent agent to consider in the treatment and prevention of hyperlipidemia." * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.