Papers/PMID:1683196
Effects of chromium supplementation on serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in men taking beta-blockers. A randomized, controlled trial.
Annals of internal medicine1991The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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1 finding
chromium(3+) — increases HDL cholesterol
Evidence strength: very limited.Findingreplicated ×1“Two months of chromium supplementation resulted in a clinically useful increase in HDL cholesterol levels in men taking beta-blockers.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of chromium supplementation on serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in men taking beta-blockers. A randomized, controlled trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Dose
- 600 micrograms of biologically active chromium (GTF-chromium) daily in three equal doses
- Population
- Men receiving beta-blockers, mainly for hypertension, at a VA outpatient clinic; beta-blockers continued in both arms
Effects of chromium supplementation on serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in men taking beta-blockers. A randomized, controlled trial.1991PMID:168319610.7326/0003-4819-115-12-917Permalink