Chromax® chromium picolinate
is Nutrition 21's flagship ingredient and
is used almost exclusively as the key ingredient
in chromium supplements marketed by the vitamin
and supplement industry. In addition, Chromax
chromium picolinate is often found as a key ingredient
in weight loss and sports nutrition supplements.
In June of 2002, Chromax chromium picolinate
was affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)
for use in food products, one of only a handful
of ingredients to have secured this status
at clinically effective doses for use in foods
marketed for weight loss and glucose control.
Over the past decade, Chromax
chromium picolinate has distinguished
itself as the most widely researched form of chromium. Over
35 published clinical trials involving over 2,300 patients support
the ingredient's safety and efficacy. The chromium
picolinate in Chromax has demonstrated that it is significantly more bioactive
than other forms of chromium in insulin resistant populations.
The picolinate form of chromium is a unique molecule that combines
chromium with picolinic acid, a compound found in breast milk,
which helps the body better absorb and process minerals. The
product is safe, easily incorporated into a wide range of functional
food and supplement product forms, extremely stable and effective
at minimal dosage levels.
Nutrition 21 currently holds patents covering the uses of chromium
picolinate for: reducing hyperglycemia and
stabilizing blood glucose, increasing lean
body mass and reducing body fat, and for maintaining
healthy cholesterol (lipid) levels; Nutrition
21 also has patent protection covering chromium
for use in relieving symptoms of depression
and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), in addition
to other patents for chromium in combination
with other ingredients.
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