With iron, copper, zinc and other elements compared to the people of chromium is relatively unfamiliar. In fact, chromium is also a trace element necessary for the body, one is closely related with human health.
Modern medical research found that trivalent chromium into the human and animal body, the adsorption and organization in the cell membrane, and through the formation of organic compounds or biological activity of chromium compounds play a role, to participate in carbohydrate, fat (especially cholesterol) and amino acid Synthesis of metabolism, insulin to help play a role, it said trivalent chromium compound such as a "glucose tolerance factor." Therefore, trivalent chromium has been identified as essential trace elements in the human body. Inadequate intake of chromium can lead to impaired glucose tolerance --- service after a certain amount of glucose can not be fully utilized and stored elevated glucose, and body; will lead to atherosclerosis --- arteries lose elasticity, luminal narrowing and even obstruction.
Food sources of chromium for the meat and grain, beans, brewer's yeast, liver, grains, dairy, vegetables, fruits, chromium low. Nutrition standards in accordance with the United States recommended the Committee recommends that the safety and suitability of chromium intake of 50 to 200 mg / person. The human body contains chromium lowered with age, the elderly vulnerable to lack of chromium, it should be noted added.
Refining the process of food containing a significant reduction in the amount of chromium, for example, 100 grams of whole grains of chromium 175 mg, 60 mg of flour level, only 23 mg of fine white powder. Brown sugar than white sugar high chromium 6 times, which may be civil that the role of brown sugar has a unique reason. Americans like eating refined white flour and refined sugar, it led to a general lack of chromium, to become diabetic, coronary heart disease incidence and the causes of the higher mortality rate. In cereals, brown rice, coarse grains to feed the country, the situation is just the opposite.
