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Study Shows that Chromium
Picolinate Aids In Body Fat Loss
TARRYTOWN, NY -- June
23, 1998 -- Results of a new double-blind, placebo controlled clinical
study published today show that chromium picolinate aids in the loss of
body fat, without causing a loss in lean body mass.
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.
The new research, reported in this month’s issue of Current Therapeutic
Research, reinforces results from an earlier clinical trial and
demonstrates that chromium picolinate supplementation can play an
important role in improving body composition. Body composition is
determined by the ratio of fat-free mass versus the amount of fatty
tissue in the body.
"The data clearly confirm that supplementation with chromium picolinate
can lead to significant improvements in body composition resulting from
fat loss, particularly for individuals who may not be as aggressive in
making lifestyle changes such as reducing caloric intake or increasing
their physical activity," said Gilbert Kaats, PhD, of the Health and
Medical Research Foundation in San Antonio and lead investigator in the
study.
Subjects involved in the study were provided 400 micrograms of chromium
picolinate or placebo daily. Changes in body fat, fat-free mass and
weight were measured over a 90-day period. The results of the study
demonstrated a statistically-significant reduction in body fat (and fat
mass) in those individuals who took chromium picolinate, without losing
any valuable lean body mass.
"It has been proposed that chromium picolinate's positive effect on body
composition is through its ability to improve insulin utilization,
thereby reducing fat deposition and resulting in improving entry of
glucose and amino acids into muscle cells," the researchers write.
"Although this study did not attempt to test this assertion, the
findings are consistent with this hypothesis."
Chromium picolinate's ability to improve glucose utilization was also
the subject of presentations and discussion at the recent International
Symposium on the Health Effects of Dietary Chromium sponsored by the
Tufts University School of Medicine, the United States Department of
Agriculture and the Chromium Information Bureau, held in Dedham, MA.
products with chromium
Picolinate:
Thermofuel with Advantra-Z,
Thermofuel Ultra with Advantra-Z and
Hoodia
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