Chromium in diet

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Chromium in diet

Alternative Names:

Diet - chromium

Recommendations:

There has been great interest in chromium's potential to help people lose weight and increase their lean body mass, however, multiple studies have not shown any of these effects.

There are no USDA recommended dietary allowances for chromium. According to the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, the safe and adequate daily intakes of chromium are as follows:

Infants
- 0 to 6 months: 0.2 mcg
- 7 to 12 months: 5.5 mcg
Children
- 1 to 3 years: 11 mcg
- 4 to 8 years: 15 mcg
- 9 to 13 years: 21 to 25 mcg
Adolescents
- males 14 to 18 years: 35 mcg
- females 14 to 18 years: 24 mcg
Adult males
- 19 to 50 years: 35 mcg
- older than 50: 30 mcg
Adult females
- 19 to 50 years: 25 mcg
- older than 50: 20 mcg
- pregnant: 29 to 30 mcg
- lactating: 44 to 45 mcg

Note: mcg = micrograms

Review Date: 10/27/2004
Reviewed By: Kevin Pho, M.D., Attending, Internal Medicine, Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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