Universidad de Antioquia: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Abstract
The status of chromium (Cr) is not a new question. Cr is clearly an essential nutrient; this is a position
that has been held for over three decades by individual scientists, groups of scientists, and governmental
committees. The most uniform response across species with regard to Cr deficiency symptoms that are
responsive to Cr supplementation are alterations in glucose metabolism with special reference to peripheral
tissue sensitivity to insulin. Because the body�s ability to control blood glucose is critical to many life
functions, and loss of ability to adequately control blood glucose can lead to many health debilitations, a
consequence of Cr supplementation can be improved health and reproductive outcomes as well as improved
survival rate or life span