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Does anyone take a chromium supplement?

Picola1984
Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been told that chromium can help to reduce sweet food cravings as it regulates the blood sugars. Has anyone ha any success with this?

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  • Treesy72
    Treesy72 Posts: 230
    I take it and I find it does help :)
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    chromium also helps your body metabolize fat into glucose.
  • invictus8
    invictus8 Posts: 258 Member
    I take chromium polynicotinate... I don't know if it's had a positive or negative effect, because I've been making so many other changes. I suspect I'll stop taking it once my bottle runs out.
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    chromium also helps your body metabolize fat into glucose.

    Included in my multi-vitamins. Chromium at some point was included in my fat burners and still are.
  • katicasi82
    katicasi82 Posts: 121 Member
    I was really thinking about taking this...was going to get a bottle next week, Thanks!
  • hudnharsmom
    hudnharsmom Posts: 252 Member
    my aunt used it all the time n a liquid. as a toner and to drink becuase of the good effects it was supposte to have. well it turnd her skin a grayish blue and the dr. said it wont go away.
  • Preacher224
    Preacher224 Posts: 44 Member
    Most Americans are chromium deficient. Supplementing 400mcg a day for a start is good for just about anyone.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    Wow, these are more positive and numerous responses than I thought I would get! Fab!

    I was taking them for a month or so and couldn't tell if they were really making a difference to my needs for sugar, as I had become a lot more disciplined. However after that month, I've left it about 2 weeks without and started having more sugary cravings.

    So I have got some more and giving them another bash.
  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    Most Americans are chromium deficient. Supplementing 400mcg a day for a start is good for just about anyone.

    That's interesting, as a Brit I wouldn't know if we are the same? What makes Americans more deficient?

    I was just taking 1x 200ug tablet but will take them twice a day now for hopefully a stronger effect
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