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Chromium Picolinate for Weight Loss

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Chromium Picolinate: Long on Hype, Short on Substance
Dietician Pat Kendall, Ph.D., of the Colorado Cooperative Extension Service says chromium picolinate isn't all it's cracked up to be -- more media buzz than benefits.

ePinion on Chromium
ePinion.com writer Amy opines about chromium. Bottom line: she doesn't recommend it.

Go Ask Alice
Columbia University's Health Education Program's feature Go Ask Alice answers a visitor's questions about the use of chromium picolinate.

Popular Diet Supplement May be a Cancer Risk
Science Daily Magazine reports that there is new evidence warning that this supplement may increase cancer risk.

Study Confirms Chromium Picolinate Aids in Weight Loss
Reports test subjects taking this supplement lost 6.2 pounds as opposed to 3.4 pounds in those individuals in the placebo group.

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Vanderbilt.edu: Chromium Picolinate
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