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chelated chromium
chromium
Reported Doses
Safety/efficacy may not be established; reported doses may be derived from limited or potentially inadequate studies w/ variable regimens, multi-ingredient products, or where concentration of active ingredients may vary widely
Effectiveness Ratings
- [see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table]
antiretroviral-induced insulin resistance
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 200 mcg chromium nicotinate PO qd; Alt: 1000 mcg chromium picolinate PO qd
athletic performance
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 400 mcg chromium picolinate PO qd
bipolar disorder
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 600-800 mcg chromium chloride PO qd
chromium deficiency, adult pts
- [Likely Effective]
- Dose: 25 mcg PO qd in female pts 19-50 yo; 20 mcg PO qd in female pts 51 yo and older; 35 mcg PO qd in male pts 19-50 yo; 30 mcg PO qd in male pts 51 yo and older; Info: based on established daily adequate intake levels
chromium deficiency, peds pts
- [Likely Effective]
- Dose: 0.2 mcg PO qd in pts 0-6 mo; 5.5 mcg PO qd in pts 7-12 mo; 11 mcg PO qd in pts 1-3 yo; 15 mcg PO qd in pts 4-8 yo; 21 mcg PO qd in female pts 9-13 yo; 24 mcg PO qd in female pts 14-18 yo; 25 mcg PO qd in male pts 9-13 yo; 35 mcg PO qd in male pts 14-18 yo; Info: based on established daily adequate intake levels
cognitive impairment, mild
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 1000 mcg chromium picolinate PO qd
depression
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 600 mcg chromium picolinate PO qd; Start: 400 mcg PO qd x2wk
diabetes mellitus
- [Possibly Effective]
- Dose: 42-1000 mcg/day PO divided qd-tid; Alt: 4-8 mcg/kg/day chromium picolinate PO qd
dyslipidemia, beta blocker-related
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 200 mcg PO tid
hyperlipidemia, adult pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 42-1000 mcg PO qd; Alt: 200 mcg chromium polynicotinate PO bid; 200 mcg chromium picolinate PO qd; 250 mcg chromium chloride PO qd
hyperlipidemia, peds pts
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 400-600 mcg chromium polynicotinate PO bid
hypoglycemia
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 200 mcg chromium chloride PO qd; Alt: 125 mcg chromium yeast PO qd
polycystic ovary syndrome
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 200-1000 mcg/day chromium picolinate PO divided qd-tid
Turner syndrome
- [Insufficient Evidence]
- Dose: 50 mcg PO qd
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