Reduce Hunger with Chromium
Have you heard? Chromium can help you lose weight.
No longer is this supplement’s reputation as a weight loss aid just gossip. Joint research out of the University of Florida and Louisiana State University found that daily supplementation of 1,000 mcg of chromium for eight weeks reduced food intake, hunger levels and fat cravings.
Chromium’s effect on food intake was the most amazing finding—a whooping 25% reduction in overweight women taking the supplement. To give some perspective, those taking a placebo only reduced their food intake by 8%.
When it came to controlling cravings, both groups decreased their cravings for carbohydrates, fast foods, high-fat foods and sweets over time. However, women taking the chromium decreased their cravings for high fat foods to a greater extent than women taking the placebo.
Chromium is an essential trace mineral that occurs naturally in small amounts in foods, including brewer’s yeast, lean meat, cheese, and whole grain bread and cereals. Even though the human body doesn’t absorb it well, it plays an important role in the metabolism of carbohydrate, fat and protein.
In addition to its weight loss benefits, chromium also can help prevent diabetes onset and even reverse diabetic symptoms by normalizing insulin as well as fight symptoms, such as thirst and fatigue. Chromium has also been shown to help prevent heart attacks.
The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Even being slighty overweight can take years off your life. Take advantage of the findings of research like this to make losing weight easier! Consider adding chromium to your supplements regimen for its weight loss and other benefits. While these study results still need to be confirmed by future studies, it seems that chromium could be the next big thing in weight loss.
