Posted by Larry Hoover on January 1, 2005, at 21:37:55
In reply to Re: Low Blood Sugar Anxiety, posted by Marley on January 1, 2005, at 17:14:27
> > > Also, it turns out that the specific type of chromium supplement that the article I mentioned (above) warns about is chromium picolinate. But they also make some generalized statements that more needs to be learned about the safety of chromium supplements; it is hard to know from their wording if they are just referring to the chromium picolinate supplements or if they mean chromium supplements in general. So who knows! If you do find out more about it, I'd be interested in what you learn!
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> > > Thanks,
> > > Marley
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> > It's not chromium that is of concern, it's the picolinate. Picolinic acid causes DNA damage. Apparently, and rather coincidentally, chromium increases the adverse effects of picolinate. Chromium ions alone do nothing adverse.
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> > There were earlier posts about this. I'll see if I can find them.
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> > Lar
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> Thanks Lar; that's good to know.
> -MarleyHere's a link to a chromium picolinate post:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20030903/msgs/257782.htmlThe takehome message is that under certain lab conditions, in a petri dish, picolinic acid can cause disruption in DNA. No evidence for similar damage was found from other chromium compounds. Picolinic acid is a natural component in the body, coming downstream in tryptophan metabolism, so it's awfully hard to determine if there is a real risk in vivo, in living humans.
Lar
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20050101/msgs/436582.html