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Caution concerning chromium - elte - Jan 11, 2016
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-01-long-term-chromium-diet-pills.html
"Concerns have been raised over the long-term use of nutritional supplements containing chromium, after an Australian research team found the supplement is partially converted into a carcinogenic form when it enters cells.
Chromium is a trace mineral found primarily in two forms. Trivalent chromium(III) picolinate and a range of other chromium(III) forms are sold as a nutritional supplements, while hexavalent chromium(VI) is its 'carcinogenic cousin'.
The latter gained notoriety from the book and 2000 movie, Erin Brockovich, which linked an elevated cluster of illnesses, including cancer, to hexavalent chromium in the drinking water of the Californian town of Hinkley."
RE: Caution concerning chromium - C C - Jan 12, 2016
Apparently trying to achieve a competitive edge with new supplement innovations sooner or later has to flirt with dangerous territory when more mundane options are exhausted.