What is Chromium Picolinate?

Written by K. Perry


Chromium picolinate supplement combinesrepparttar essential trace mineral Chromium withrepparttar 141833 naturally occurring metabolite, Picolinate. Some benefits of chromium picolinate include its ability to keeprepparttar 141834 body metabolism healthy, while chromium picolinate also assists in fighting off invasive infections. Reportedly chromium picolinate quickens wound healing and chromium picolinate acts as a catalyst in various hormonal activities. Functions such as enzyme activity enhancement are among other essential benefits of chromium picolinate.

Many chromium picolinate weight loss benefits are widely enjoyed by overweight people. This chromium picolinate weight loss occurs as lean body muscle is enhanced and strengthened by chromium picolinate. A balanced intake of chromium picolinate helps turn protein into muscle, while chromium picolinate stimulatesrepparttar 141835 fat burning abilities ofrepparttar 141836 body.

Chromium picolinate weight loss is also achieved byrepparttar 141837 ability of chromium picolinate to reduce sweet cravings and hunger pangs. Improved carbohydrate and fat metabolism is a major function of chromium picolinate, which can help with proper weight management and chromium picolinate weight loss.

Thus chromium picolinate weight loss results from a decreased appetite and increased energy levels while taking chromium picolinate supplement. When chromium picolinate supplement is taken in conjunction with a healthy diet that includes regular exercise, a substantial and steady chromium picolinate weight loss is oftenrepparttar 141838 result.

Chromium picolinate endsrepparttar 141839 commonly termed yo-yo diet effects and associated hazards, as chromium picolinate preventsrepparttar 141840 loss of muscle tissue associated with reduced calorie diets. Therefore chromium picolinate is an excellent choice for individuals who wantrepparttar 141841 chromium picolinate weight loss benefit while still maintaining healthy, strong muscle tissue achieved by taking chromium picolinate supplements.

Most of our chromium picolinate is obtained through unsaturated fats, meat, liver and whole grain. Chicken and shellfish also contain chromium picolinate. Clams and brewers yeast are also useful sources of naturally occurring chromium picolinate. Despite chromium picolinate being available to us through several food sources, our body's daily requirements for chromium picolinate are often not met. Indulging in too many over processed foods and sugary soft drinks with low chromium picolinate levels could result in a diet low in chromium picolinate.

Vitamin Supplements – Are they Beneficial or Just Hype?

Written by John Tiniakos


Vitamin Supplements – Are they Beneficial or Just Hype?

Vitamin supplements have been increasing in popularity and availability overrepparttar past 30 years. In North America it has become a multi – billion dollar industry. Vitamin supplements have been hailed as powerful antioxidants that fight against a wide variety of health conditions such as cancer and heart disease. They are also credited with causing reverse affects inrepparttar 141832 aging process, and enhancing athletic ability.

The question is, however, do these claims have substance – or is it a product ofrepparttar 141833 giant corporate machine that preys on society’s fears, fuelled byrepparttar 141834 media. The media has a tendency to sensationalize certain ideas and findings, often misrepresenting them. This is one process by which consumer trends are created or molded.

If this isrepparttar 141835 case,repparttar 141836 following question may be raised. Which food trends are inspired by factual information that is truly beneficial to health? In other words do certain products really deliver on promises made by industry orrepparttar 141837 media? If not, then who is to blame?

The media may be partly to blame for playing up on certain fears, facts or ideas. Atrepparttar 141838 same timerepparttar 141839 corporations could be partly responsible as well. Whererepparttar 141840 real problem lies is in miscommunication. These problems would be solved if a reliable and effective stream of communication existed betweenrepparttar 141841 scientific community,repparttar 141842 government,repparttar 141843 media andrepparttar 141844 corporate world.

This isrepparttar 141845 objective these organizations should be striving for. Until such a system is put into place there will be no accurate way of telling whetherrepparttar 141846 consumer can count on every benefit promised.

Now let’s get back to vitamin supplements. In order to findrepparttar 141847 facts we must go right torepparttar 141848 source. In other words we have to look at results from scientific studies. A recent study, that included tens of thousands of subjects, showed that vitamin E and beta carotene supplementation did not lowerrepparttar 141849 risk of heart disease or death from heart disease. Foods, however, that contain antioxidants are still recommended. (1)

Overrepparttar 141850 last twenty years there have been many similar studies with varying results. In fact they have been largely contradicting. And so to this dayrepparttar 141851 subject remains controversial. If you look atrepparttar 141852 facts as a whole, you will find that vitamin supplements show no clear benefits in healthy people with well balanced diets.

Onrepparttar 141853 other hand, in cases of malnutrition or other forms of vitamin deficiencies, vitamin supplementation subscribed by physicians has been proven to be beneficial and essential. Countless studies have proven that vitamins and nutrients from real food sources are much more effective.

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