Effect of chromium supplementation on glucose metabolism and lipids: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials - Response to Balk et al. [10]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Kleefstra, Nanne ^a,b   Houweling, Sebastiaan T ^b   Bilo, Henk J G ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Langerhans Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPID METABOLISM; META ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHROMIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REVIEW LITERATURE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 34548410028     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-1015     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Balk E, Tatsioni A, Lichtenstein A, Lau J, Pittas AG: Effect of chromium supplementation on glucose metabolism and lipids: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Care 30:2154-2163, 2007
2. Althuis MD, Jordan NE, Ludington EA, Wittes JT: Glucose and insulin responses to dietary chromium supplements: a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 76:148-155, 2002
3. Anderson RA, Cheng N, Bryden NA, Polansky MM, Chi J, Feng J: Elevated intakes of supplemental chromium improve glucose and insulin variables in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 46:1786-1791, 1997
4. Kleefstra N, Houweling ST, Bakker SJ, Verhoeven S, Gans RO, Meyboom-de Jong B, Bilo HJ: Chromium treatment has no effect in patients with type 2 diabetes in a Western population: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Diabetes Care 30:1092-1096, 2007