Type 2 Diabetes, Lipid Profile, and Chromium
Recent research review on chromium finds that chromium positively affects the lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes. Chromium reduces serum levels of triglyceride and total cholesterol.
Chromium also increased HDL (the good cholesterol) but did not show effect on lipoprotein (LDL, or the 'bad cholesterol') (Asbaghi et al., 2021).
Abstract
Background
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of chromium supplementation on lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods
A systematic search was performed in Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane library and PubMed databases to find randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to the effect of chromium supplementation on lipid profile in patients with T2DM, up to June 2020. Meta-analyses were performed using the random-effects model, and I2 index was used to evaluate heterogeneity.
Results
The primary search yielded 725 publications. 24 RCTs (with 28 effect size) were eligible. Our meta-analysis indicated that chromium supplementation resulted in a significant decrease in serum levels of triglyceride (TG) (MD: -6.54 mg/dl, 95 % CI: -13.08 to -0.00, P = 0.050) and total cholesterol (TC) (WMD: -7.77 mg/dl, 95 % CI: -11.35 to -4.18, P < 0.001). Furthermore, chromium significantly increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (WMD: 2.23 mg/dl, 95 % CI: 0.07–4.40, P = 0.043) level. However, chromium supplementation did not have significant effects on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (WMD: -8.54 mg/dl, 95 % CI: -19.58 to 2.49, P = 0.129) level.
Conclusion
Chromium supplementation may significantly improve lipid profile in patients with T2DM by decreasing TG and TC and increasing HDL. However, based on our analysis, chromium failed to affect LDL. It should be noted that the lipid-lowering properties of chromium supplementation were small and may not reach clinical importance.
Chromium with High Active Beet Root
Each capsule of the Chromium with High Active Beet Root provides 500 micrograms of trivalent chromium polynicotinate (50mcg of elemental chromium) and 250 mg of High Active red beet root with a standardized 10,000ppm plant nitrate, which the body converts to nitric oxides (McDonagh et al., 2018).
References
- Asbaghi, O., Naeini, F., Ashtary-Larky, D., Moradi, S., Zakeri, N., Eslampour, E., ... & Naeini, A. A. (2021). Effects of chromium supplementation on lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 66, 126741. Abstract
- McDonagh, S. T., Wylie, L. J., Thompson, C., Vanhatalo, A., & Jones, A. M. (2019). Potential benefits of dietary nitrate ingestion in healthy and clinical populations: A brief review. European journal of sport science, 19(1), 15-29. Article
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