Chromium Picolinate

Chromax®, the active ingredient of Chromium Picolinate, from Vitobest®, is a patented salt of trivalent chromium and picolinic acid (also known as chromium picolinate), which has passed the strictest quality controls to become a guarantee for those seeking safe weight loss products^1,2.

This presentation, which constitutes one of the most bioavailable forms of chromium (picolinic or picolinate acid is a metabolite derived from tryptophan that improves the absorption of chromium and its bioavailability), has beneficial effects on diabetes³ by acting in the regulation of blood sugar⁴ and improving insulin activity.

Similarly, chromium picolinate has been the subject of a series of studies evaluating its effects on carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolism. One of them, which reviewed several meta-analyses, explains that this mineral combined with picolinate has a positive effect on weight loss: a small, but statistically significant effect of between 0.08 to 0.2 kilograms per week in interventions of between six and 14 weeks^1,2.

So Chromium Picolinate, from Vitobest®, constitutes one of the most potent dietary supplements on the market due to its high content of the highest quality chromium: it helps our body to stabilize macronutrient metabolism, increase the satiety effect, and enhance weight loss.

Product claims:

• Chromium contributes to the normal metabolism of macronutrients.
• Chromium helps maintain normal blood glucose levels.

Bibliography:

¹"Chromium picolinate for body weight reduction. Meta-analysis of randomized trials". Pittler M.H. et al. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 27:5, 22-529.

²"Obesity and functional foods: are the new ingredients and products effective?", 2006. Martínez-Álvarez, J.R. et al. Medical journal of the University of Navarra. Vol. 50, Nº 4, 31-38.

³"The effect of chromium on metabolic syndrome". 2016. López Muñoz, E. Faculty of Pharmacy Complutense University.

⁴"A dietary component, can it help me lose weight?" 2015. Martínez Navarro, A.G. & Márquez Sandoval, Y.F. Healthy Tips. REDICINAySA. University of Guanajuato. Vol. 4, No. 2, March-April, Pp. 8-10.