Body Composition/Obesity
Here are a number of key, representative studies in this area using
chromium picolinate.
1998.
- Gilbert R. Kaats, Kenneth Blum, Dennis Pullin, Samuel C.
Keith and Robert Wood. “A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled
study of the effects of chromium picolinate supplementation on
body composition: a replication and extension of a previous study,”
Current Therapeutic Research 59(6):379-388, 1998.
Clinically obese participants received either 400 mcg per day of
chromium as chromium picolinate (CP) or a placebo for three months,
during which time physical activity and calorie logs were maintained.
The supplemented subjects lost significantly more body weight and
fat mass than did the placebo group. Since this trial used a very
sensitive measure of body composition via dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
(DEXA), in conjunction with diet and exercise monitoring, this study
validates earlier findings that supplementation with CP leads to
improvements in lean body mass.
1996.
- Gilbert R. Kaats, Kenneth Blum, Jeffrey A. Fisher and Jack
A. Adelman. “Effects of chromium picolinate supplementation
on body composition: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled
study,” Current Therapeutic Research 57(10):747-456, 1996.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 154 patients who
received 200 or 400 mcg per day of chromium as chromium picolinate
(CP) or placebo for 72 days, both doses of CP produced significant
gains in lean body mass and decreases in body fat compared to people
receiving a placebo. Overall, supplementation with CP led to significant
improvements in body composition.
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