Chromium Picolinate
is a dietary
supplement that may be helpful in suppressing
appetites and cravings. Additionally, it has been
shown to build muscle and trim fat simultaneously.
If taken with
exercise and as part of a calorie controlled diet,
the results can be outstanding. Numerous
commercial organizations promote chromium
picolinate as a treatment for a variety of
health problems. Most notably, it is promoted as
an aid in weight loss.
Some have called
chromium picolinate the "medical miracle of the
1990s." Here's
what the FTC says: |
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At issue are
claims that most American diets lack adequate chromium and
risk potentially serious health problems, and claims that
chromium picolinate supplements burn fat, cause
weight loss, increase muscle mass, reduce serum
cholesterol, regulate blood sugar levels, and treat or
prevent diabetes. Chromium is a trace mineral that
appears to play a role in insulin function. Chromium
picolinate has found its way into many products,
including chewing gum; total retail sales for
chromium-based supplements are estimated to be $100
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"Consumers
have a right to expect that claims that products will
speed weight loss and improve health are based on solid
scientific evidence, not preliminary or inconsistent
findings," said Jodie Bernstein, director of the FTC's
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Danger of
Chromium Picolinate
According to the FTC's
Bernstein, Americans spend about $33 billion a year on weight
loss products, programs and services. "There's only one way
people can tell the sizzle from the substance when it comes to
these kinds of claims," she said. "Subject them to a healthy
dose of skepticism." Over the years, the FTC has brought more
than 140 cases against companies making deceptive weight loss
and health benefits claims.
One small study suggests
that chromium picolinate may reduce the risk of
insulin resistance, and therefore possibly may reduce the
risk of type 2 diabetes. FDA concludes, however, that the
existence of such a relationship between chromium
picolinate and either insulin resistance or type 2
diabetes is highly uncertain.
Can water
and chromium picolinate really help me loose weight?
Losing weight is
simple mathematics, NOT necessarily using chromium
picolinate or any other diet pills.
You eat a certain number of
calories a day, probably about 2000. You burn a certain number
of calories a day, about 1400 just to keep your body
temperature at 98.6 F, your blood pumping, etc., and the rest
you burn moving around all day.
If you consume more calories
than you burn, you gain weight. If you consume fewer than you
burn, you lose weight. And that is all there is to it. There
are only three ways to lose weight: eat less, dress less
warmly (so it takes more calories to keep warm), or exercise
more.
It takes about 3500 calories
to make a pound of fat. So to lose 1 pound, you need to burn
3500 more calories than you eat. You can't cut out the basic
calories you need to keep warm, or you will get sick, so at
most, if you don't exercise more, you can eat about 600
calories a day less than you burn, which means you lose about
1 pound every 6 days.
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The most calorie- consuming
exercise is running (not jogging), which burns about 600
calories per hour. So if you add an hour of running a day
without eating more, you can burn 1200 more calories than you
eat, and lose about 1 pound every 3 days. You should not try
to lose weight faster than this, and, anyway, this means 10
pounds a month and in six months or less, unless you are
exceedingly overweight - in which case you need to see the
doctor first - you will be as svelte as you can possibly want
to be.
Before you use Chromium
Picolinate or any other weight
loss product - get the facts.
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