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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2006Chromium?
I'm taking a One-A-Day vitamin supplement which is formulated specifically for Low carb and includes 200mcg of Chromium. Says this is 167% of daily intake needed. Doc A mentioned higher levels of Chromium, perhaps 300 to 800 mcg are needed. Does anybody take these high levels? Also, this formula pushes 450mcg of Biotin as the main ingredient to breakdown fat. IS this something new? >I'm taking a One-A-Day vitamin supplement which is formulated specifically >for Low carb and includes 200mcg of Chromium. Says this is 167% of daily [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >IS this something new? Well, not totally new, at least not the chromium. I know Atkins considered chromium to be helpful in regulating blood sugar and included in his "dieter's vitamin" supplement. I've always been curious about chromium - I've read a tremendous amount of both pros and cons over the years. The biotin being a fat breakdown promoter is new to me. Not that I keep up on supplements all that much lately. HG Hi I'm new to this group, but have been low carbing off and on for a few years now. I'm getting back on the wagon today, I have 82 pounds to lose again ugggg. Anyhoo, the Chromium, I find that taking it helps reduce cravings. Especially if I take 400 - 500mcg in the evenings when I tend to get bad cravings. Good luck! Pammy I'm sorry I just looked at my bottle of Chromium and actually I take 1000mcg in the evenings to stop cravings. Pammy > I'm sorry I just looked at my bottle of Chromium and actually I take > 1000mcg in the evenings to stop cravings. > > Pammy That's pretty much the maximum daily dose that's considered safe. I become hyperthyroid on as little as 400 mcg per day, with palpitations. It definitely spurs muscle and weight loss, though. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > > > I'm sorry I just looked at my bottle of Chromium and actually I take > > 1000mcg in the evenings to stop cravings. > > > > Pammy [snipped] What form of Chromium are you taking; picolinate or GTF? Thanks. ] > What form of Chromium are you taking; picolinate or GTF? > > Thanks. GTF; I steer clear of picolinate. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > GTF; I steer clear of picolinate. Why's that, Susan? Nicky.  SignatureA1c 10.5/5.4/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg >>x-no-archive: yes >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nicky. A study indicated that it might cause DNA damage. Why risk it when other forms don't have that risk? Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Susan I also personally found that larger doses of it INCREASED my FBS and A1C after 60 days... Will be tossing what I have left on hand and trying the form that you use. SignaturePeace, Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > A study indicated that it might cause DNA damage. Why risk it when other > forms don't have that risk? Ah! OK, thanks. Is there a recommended dose for the GTF form, given that I don't want to mess with my current thyroxine balance? (and what does GTF stand for?) Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/5.4/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg > Ah! OK, thanks. Is there a recommended dose for the GTF form, given that I > don't want to mess with my current thyroxine balance? (and what does GTF > stand for?) GTF - glucose tolerance factor. The typical dose is 200mcg per day. Up to 1000 mcg is considered the safe limit. I get hyperthyroid symptoms on 400mcg per day. I had to stop taking Cytomel after taking it, and have never needed it since. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > limit. I get hyperthyroid symptoms on 400mcg per day. I had to stop > taking Cytomel after taking it, and have never needed it since. Wow! Something to titrate slowly then : ) Do you happen to know if it's doing anything to your blood glucose levels? I wonder what the structural difference is between the forms, presumably that's the reason for the different DNA affects? Nicky. SignatureA1c 10.5/5.4/<6 T2 DX 05/2004 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine 95/74/72Kg > Wow! Something to titrate slowly then : ) Do you happen to know if it's > doing anything to your blood glucose levels? No way to know that now. I low carb, take metformin, alpha lipoic acid... > I wonder what the structural difference is between the forms, presumably > that's the reason for the different DNA affects? Dunno. Susan |
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