Chromium

Question 1

Chromium exists in food and the body in what state

Answer 1

Cr3+

Question 2

sources

Answer 2

meats, grain, green beans, broccoli, chhocolate, cinnamon, cloves, grape juice, tumeric, brewers yeast**

Question 3

chromium is absorbed in the

Answer 3

SI - jejunum

Question 4

factors that enhance Cr absorption

Answer 4

picolinate

vitamin c

Question 5

factors that inhibit Cr absorption

Answer 5

phytates

antacids

Question 6

inorganic chromium binds to _____

Answer 6

transferrin

Question 7

if transferrin sites for Cr to bind to are unavailable it will bind to ___

Answer 7

albumin

Question 8

chromium concentrates in the:

Answer 8

kidney
liver
muscle
spleen
heart
pancrease
bone ( as long as there is iron)

Question 9

function of chromium

Answer 9

potentiates the action of inslunin

Question 10

chromium helps facilitate insulin binding as part of :

Answer 10

GTF - glucose tolerance factor

Question 11

chromium enhances effects of insulin by acting as part if the protein_____

Answer 11

chromodulin

Question 12

chromium is primarily excreted in the

Answer 12

urine

Question 13

there may be an increased risk of chromium deficiency in

Answer 13

endurance exercise
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
DM

Question 14

Sx of chromium def

Answer 14

impaired glucose tolerance and insuline resistance
weight loss
peripheral neuropathy

Question 15

clinical indications for chromium supplementation

Answer 15

DM 2

Question 16

individuals with type 2 diabetes have ____ urinary chromium loss

Answer 16

higher

Question 17

GTF is a chromium containing compound extrated from:

Answer 17

brewers yeast

Question 18

most chromium toxicity is associated with

Answer 18

Cr6+

Question 19

Cr6+ is a

Answer 19

carcinogen

Question 20

the most common AE of high dose chromium

Answer 20

enhanced dreaming and psychomotor agitation