Chromium is an essential trace element and an important co-factor of insulin, a powerful metabolic hormone involved in the regulation of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Chrome helps the body to maintain normal blood sugar levels. By controlling fluctuations in blood sugar, it also helps calm feelings of hunger.

Chromium acts as a constituent of a biological complex called FTG (factor of glucose tolerance). FTG stimulate the activity of insulin which is necessary to the transformation of glucose and therefore to the production of energy. Only very small amounts of chromium are stored in the human body. There are in fact only 6 mg of Chromium in our body located in the skin, kidneys and brain. Chromium appears to have very low toxicity. Researchers did not find any side effects with doses of up to 1000 µg per day for several months.