Chromium is an absolutely essential mineral that you can't get from the daily diet in adequate quantities or in a useful form.
A study done by the USDA shows that 90% of the population is deficient in chromium.
Chromium is needed in the body to make insulin work efficiently.
People and animals given chromium as picolinate have lower blood sugar, lower blood fat and less body fat.
It is also important for pregnant women because studies have shown that it can help prevent gestational diabetes.
Most vitamin / mineral supplements don't contain chromium and those that do have too little or use a form of chromium the body can't easily use. Chromium picolinate is available in BioPlus multi vitamin and multi mineral.
Years of experiments show chromium picolinate is the form of chromium best used by the body and humans need at least 400 micrograms (mcg) of chromium per day.
