Effects of short-term chromium supplementation on insulin sensitivity and body composition in overweight children: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1030-1034

  Kim, Chan Won ^c   Kim, Bom Taeck ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^b   Kim, Kwang Min ^a   Lee, Duck Joo ^a   Yang, Sung Won ^a   Joo, Nam Seok ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chromium supplementation; Insulin sensitivity; Overweight children

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHLORIDES; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 80054056526     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: 18734847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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