Chromium

Insulin efficiency - Fat metabolism

100mcg (equal to 10 cups of broccoli or a 9lb turkey breast)

There is some emerging evidence to suggest that chromium, alongside conventional treatments (i.e. antidepressants), may help to alleviate symptoms of depression.

Chromium affects the way that insulin behaves in our body 

Improves energy utilisation from food

B vitamins for energy release

Chromium plays a role in DNA synthesis and gene expression, meaning it helps the process of turning an instruction into a function or a product, e.g. a protein.

Here’s a handful of relevant scientific studies on chromium.

Science moves faster than we do, but we’re updating these lists as often as we can.

• Effectiveness of chromium in atypical depression: a placebo-controlled trial. (2003)
• Chromium potentiation of antidepressant pharmacotherapy for dysthymic disorder in 5 patients. (1999)