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Recommended daily intake
Glucose-metabolism studies use 200–1,000 mcg/day (picolinate). General FDA/NIH adult guidance — not medical advice.
Chromium (the trivalent form found in food and supplements) is a trace element that might play a role in carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism by potentiating the action of insulin, and it might also have antioxidant effects, though the precise mechanism has not been identified. The Food and Nutrition Board considered it an essential nutrient in 2001 based on its effects on insulin action, but more recent research suggests it may not be essential, since deficiency does not produce abnormalities reversible by adding chromium. Because of its possible link to insulin, chromium supplements have been studied for impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome, dyslipidemia, and weight and lean body mass, but the NIH notes that findings are inconsistent and the clinical significance is unclear; FDA allows only a qualified claim stating that any relationship between chromium picolinate and insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes is highly uncertain. The American Diabetes Association has concluded that evidence is insufficient to support routine chromium supplementation. — per the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements; not medical advice.
Dietary supplements contain many forms of chromium, including chromium picolinate, chromium nicotinate, chromium polynicotinate, chromium chloride, and chromium histidinate. According to the fact sheet, the absorption of the various forms is similar; for example, research suggests about 1.2% of chromium is absorbed from chromium picolinate versus about 0.4% from chromium chloride, values similar to the low absorption (roughly 0.4% to 2.5%) seen from food. Because chromium compounds contain different percentages of elemental chromium (for instance, elemental chromium accounts for about 12.4% of the weight of chromium picolinate), the Supplement Facts label declares the amount of elemental chromium rather than the weight of the whole compound.
Chromium is present in many foods, including meats, grain products, fruits, vegetables, nuts, spices, brewer's yeast, beer, and wine, though amounts vary widely depending on local soil and water conditions and processing. Among the selected foods listed, grape juice (about 7.5 mcg per cup) is the richest, followed by ham and whole-wheat English muffins (about 3.6 mcg) and brewer's yeast; most dairy products and foods high in sugar are low in chromium — per the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
Chromium deficiency has not been reported in healthy populations, and no definitive deficiency symptoms have been established. In three case studies from the 1970s and 1980s, patients on long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) had effects such as hyperglycemia, glycosuria, unexplained weight loss, peripheral neuropathy, glucose intolerance, and/or confusion, but scientists have since concluded these studies do not demonstrate that healthy people can develop chromium deficiency — per the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
The Food and Nutrition Board concluded that no adverse effects have been linked to high intakes of chromium from food or supplements, so it did not establish a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL); however, it noted caution may be warranted because data are limited, and that people with renal and liver disease might be susceptible to adverse effects. According to isolated case reports, chromium supplements might cause weight loss, anemia, thrombocytopenia, liver dysfunction, renal failure, rhabdomyolysis, dermatitis, and hypoglycemia — per the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
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Dosage, upper-limit, deficiency and interaction facts are sourced from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Chromium fact sheet. General information, not medical advice.