Chromium in diet

Alternative names:

diet and chromium

Side effects:

Chromium deficiency may show itself as impaired glucose tolerance. It is seen in older people with non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and in infants with protein-calorie malnutrition. Supplementation of chromium helps with management of these conditions, but supplementation is not a substitute for other diabetes treatment.

Because of the low absorption and high excretion rate of chromium, toxicity is not common in humans.