The role of supplemental chromium on glucose intolerance and insulin resistance

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-180

  Boyd, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

chromium; diabetes; glucose intolerance; insulin resistance; supplement

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; NITROGEN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; SULFONYLUREA;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN TREATMENT; LIVER FUNCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84877084319     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: 15505146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0b013e31828d7bb1     Document Type: Article

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