Chromium helps insulin metabolize fat, turn protein into muscle and convert sugar into energy. Chromium-activated insulin increases the amount of blood sugar available for energy production nearly twenty-fold. ChromeMate® is a unique biologically active niacin-bound chromium called chromium nicotinate or polynicotinate that dramatically increases the effectiveness of chromium.*
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ChromeMate® (generically called chromium nicotinate, chromium polynicotinate or niacin-bound chromium) is a patented oxygen-coordinated niacin-bound chromium complex that plays an important role in proper insulin function, maintenance of healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels, normal energy production, and promotion of healthy body weight.*
Combined with exercise and a sensible diet, ChromeMate® helps:
- Maintain healthy body weight and promotes normal energy metabolism*
- Maintain healthy cholesterol levels and promotes cardiovascular health*
- Promote normal insulin function and maintains healthy blood sugar levels*
Chromium is at the heart of a biologically active complex called Glucose Tolerance Factor or "GTF", which is responsible for potentiating (increasing) the action of insulin in the body. Insulin is a vital hormone responsible for transporting glucose inside cells and maintaining proper blood sugar and blood lipid (cholesterol) levels in the body. Chromium helps insulin metabolize fat, turn protein into muscle and convert sugar into energy. In fact, chromium-activated insulin increases the amount of blood sugar available for energy production nearly twenty-fold.
A lack of chromium can result in type II diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Dr. Walter Mertz, former director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Human Nutrition Research Center, established that GTF chromium consists of chromium bound to the B-vitamin, niacin. ChromeMate® is a unique form of oxygen-coordinated niacin-bound chromium found to be 18-times more potent than other forms of niacin-bound chromium tested.
ChromeMate® is a unique niacin-bound chromium complex that significantly increases the bioavailability and biological activity of chromium. Studies have shown that ChromeMate® is 18-times more bioactive than other forms of niacin-bound chromium and, in animal models used to evaluate bioavailability in humans, is absorbed and retained more than 600% greater than chromium chloride and 300% greater than chromium picolinate.** Additional clinical (human) and sub-clinical (animal) studies have shown that ChromeMate® lowers serum cholesterol and improves HDL (good) cholesterol levels, lowers blood pressure, reduces body weight, increases lean body mass and promotes proper insulin function in the body. One study showed that ChromeMate® plus exercise in obese women resulted in significant loss of body weight, while chromium picolinate did not. Another study in obese human subjects showed that ChromeMate® reduced body fat, while sparing lean muscle mass.* For additional information on ChromeMate® research, click here.
**Results of six tissues tested one hour after administration. Absorption and retention decreased in all groups at each successive time point measured, but continued to be greatest in animals fed ChromeMate®.
The recommended adult daily dosage is 200-400 micrograms (elemental chromium as ChromeMate®) taken with a meal. For additional information on dosing, follow manufacturer's recommended use printed on the label and/or talk to your healthcare professional.
ChromeMate® is a nutritional ingredient available in a wide variety of dietary supplements and nutraceutical food and beverage products. Most products can be found at your local health food store; otherwise you can order directly from the manufacturer. Look for the ChromeMate® logo on the label to be sure you're getting genuine ChromeMate®, niacin-bound chromium. Click to search for finished products that contain ChromeMate®: Search for Products
*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to cure, mitigate, treat or prevent any disease.