Can someone explain the difference between chromium picolinate and GTF chromium??? THANKS!
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GTF stands for Glucose Tolerance Factor, and GTF Chromium is the common name for the small fraction of chromium content in a particular chromium salt that has the ability to affect insulin action.- originally determined by a US Govt researcher Dr. Walter Mertz in 1959 from a study of Brewer’s yeast. Mertz found that this biologically active GTF was less than 10% of the total chromium and was associated with niacin(nicotinic acid). Since then there have been many attempts to synthesise niacin-bound chromium, most of which failed, as niacin can have severe side effects if not correctly bound. In the meantime, Chromium Picolinate became very popular as it was easy to produce and had similar, if much milder effects on insulin action. Finally, a successful niacin-bound chromium product was produced …called ChromeMate, which has patents for stabilising blood sugar levels and reducing cholesterol, and was shown (Journal of the American College of Nutrition) to be 18 times more effective than Chromium Picolinate in chromium retention and yet has shown little evidence of side effects.
GTF stands for Glucose Tolerance Factor, and GTF Chromium is the common
name for the small fraction of chromium content in a particular chromium
salt that has the ability to affect insulin action.- originally determined
by a US Govt researcher Dr. Walter Mertz in 1959 from a study of Brewer’s
yeast.
Mertz found that this biologically active GTF was less than 10% of the
total chromium and was associated with niacin(nicotinic acid). Since then
there have been many attempts to synthesise niacin-bound chromium, most of
which failed, as niacin can have severe side effects if not correctly
bound. In the meantime, Chromium Picolinate became very popular as it was
easy to produce and had similar, if much milder effects on insulin action.
Finally, a successful niacin-bound chromium product was produced …called
ChromeMate, which has patents for stabilising blood sugar levels and
reducing cholesterol, and was shown (Journal of the American College of
Nutrition) to be 18 times more effective than Chromium Picolinate in
chromium retention and yet has shown little evidence of side effects.