Chrome

Chromium is essential biogenic trace element, whose main role in the human body is guiding the metabolism of essential nutrients, carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

Chromium functions

• regulates cholesterol metabolism (decreases the level of evil and raises the level of good)
• plays an important role in stabilizing blood sugar
• supports creation of muscles and optimal utilization of fats for energy production, helping increase the proportion of muscle at the expense of fat
• effect against degenerative diseases and premature aging

Recommended daily intake of chromium for adolescents and adults is 30 to 100μg. Its main sources are: meat, yeast, cereals, black tea, cocoa.

There is significant deficiency of chromium often found in humans, and when this happens it manifests in the form of anxiety, fatigue, slowing growth and weight gain.