Nutrition 21 and Chromium Picolinate

(I-Newswire) January 3, 2006 - Chromium Picolinate is a unique form of chromium which s found in traces in the human body. It has a number of proven health benefits. These include:
- It helps lower blood sugar levels in the body of people with high blood sugar. It enhances the utilization of insulin and increases the number and activity of insulin receptors. Thus, it helps control Type2 Diabetes, that's why it is also called 'Type 2 Diabetes Nutrition'.
- Chromium is considered beneficial for people suffering from high cholesterol levels. It helps in lowering cholesterol levels in the blood.
- Some studies also show that Chromium helps in weight loss and promotes a lean body mass. However, the results of this are not very consistent and more research is required.
- Some studies relate high levels of Chromium in the blood with lower risk of clogged arteries in the heart. Thus, it helps in reducing the chances of cardiovascular diseases, though research is still on in this field.
- Research is being carried on to prove Chromium as helpful for people suffering from atypical depression, by lowering symptoms of depression. More work is being done to prove the same.

Nutrition 21 is a nutritional bioscience company which also makes chromium based supplements for health benefits. Chromium picolinate is one such products that the company markets. Nutrition 21 holds patent for 36 nutrition based products, out of which 27 are chromium compounds. The company is dedicated to follow pharmaceutical research standards in order to ensure safety and efficacy of the products it markets. It also maintains a rigorous quality assurance program. The company has an established base of clinical research and business development that helps ensure the therapeutic approaches of its products. Also, the company has research alliances with leading universities, research institutes and scientists, and a proven track record in identifying and patenting nutrition therapies.

Nutrition 21 develops products that are marketed under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). However, in order to acquire credibility amongst healthcare experts, the company was seeking an FDA acknowledgement for its supplementary products, which it did receive in August 2005, for its health claim stating that Chromium picolinate may reduce the risk of insulin resistance and therefore, Type 2 Diabetes. The company also received an approval of continued sale for the same, in more than 17 member states within the European Union.


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