Posted by Larry Hoover on June 23, 2003, at 8:03:49
In reply to Re: Chromium Picolinate - Mutagenicity Concerns, posted by elleff on June 23, 2003, at 4:50:37
> There are certainly reasons to be concerned about the potential mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of Chromium Picolinate. The UK Food Standards Agency recently called for Chromium Picolinate to be banned from usage as a food supplement, see http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/vitsandminspress
Thanks for the ref. The Brits are definitely well protected by their government agencies.
Did you see this link, further down the page, to a summary article about acceptable nutrient intakes....?
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/vitmin2003.pdf
Very nicely done. It's a big file, but it's on a high-speed server, so it downloads quite quickly.
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> It's a pity because I've heard of people having good responses to it. Chromium polynicotinate and yeast extract chromium ("GTF Chromium") may work just as well - any experience with these?
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> elleffScientific evidence is that other forms of chromium supps work just fine for control of blood sugar, etc. I'll be switching to the polynicotinate, myself.
Lar
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