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Chromium, body building & weight loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Chromium picolinate has become popular amongst the lay public as a body building and weight loss supplement.

There is some limited evidence that might support this, both animal and human. But the overall balance of results from clinical trials does not currently suggest there is any significant such benefit to be had.

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Brief Report
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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 284 , October 2007 , pp. 1 - 2
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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