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In scientific studies conducted on the subject of natural vs. synthetic supplements, natural supplements were found to be more effective and more readily absorbed by the body. Natural supplements are those the body receives through your diet (food).
So, before you begin any supplement regimin, check with your doctor and consider changing your diet to take in your vitamins and minerals naturally.
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| Chromium |
| Also known as : (nothing else)
USRDA : none established
Sources: Chromium can be found in the following foods:
- apples (1 medium raw with skin - 95 calories) (Baked Apples)
- beef (3 oz tri-tip roast, roasted, fat removed - 168 calories) (Chinese Beef Noodle Soup)
- beer (12 oz light - 103 calories)
- black pepper (no calories)
- brown rice (1 cup long-grain, cooked - 216 calories)(Louisiana Shrimp Salad)
- calf liver (3 oz braised - 162 calories)
- cheese (1 oz lowfat Swiss - 50 calories) (Chicken Swisse)
- chicken (1 cup diced, roasted breast - 231 calories) (Chicken Diane)
- corn (1 cup sweet white canned, drained - 133 calories) (Broccoli and Corn Quiche)
- corn oil (1 tbsp - 124 calories)
- cream (1 oz light coffee cream - 55 calories)
- dried beans (1 cup black, boiled with salt - 227 calories)
- ice cream (1/2 cup Breyer's 98% fat free vanilla - 93 calories)
- grapes (1 cup seedless green - 104 calories) (Fruited Chicken)
- milk (1 cup 2%, fortified - 122 calories)
- mushrooms (1 cup chopped white, caps and stems, raw - 15 calories) (Mushroom Pot Roast)
- oysters (1 cup eastern, canned, drained - 112 calories)
- pork (1 slice pan-fried bacon - 41 calories) (Pork and Apple Salad)
- potatoes (1 large baked with skin and salt - 278 calories) (Crispy Baked Potatoes)
- veal (3 oz braised breast - 226 calories) (Veal Paprika)
- whole grain bread (1 slice cracked wheat - 65 calories)
- whole grain cereal (1 cup Cheerios dry - 103 calories)
- yogurt (1 cup chocolate nonfat - 240 calories)
Functions: Chromium is necessary for:
- building and function of white blood cells
- maintenance of the circulatory system
- proper function of the adrenal system
- proper function of the brain
- proper function of the heart
- proper function of the immune system
Deficiencies : Chromium deficiency (not enough) can result in:
- coronoary artery disease
- glucose intolerance
- fatigue
- high cholesterol
- high incidence of infection
- myopia
- poor amino acid metabolism
Overdose : Chromium overdose (too much) can result in:
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