Posted by Larry Hoover on December 6, 2003, at 15:18:27
In reply to Chromium-- best form and safe maximum intake, posted by Loki Wannabe on December 6, 2003, at 14:41:37
> I've seen research on chromium for atypical depression, but some people think picolinate isn't the safest form. Is that the best form to use for depression, though?... Also, some people seem to be using up to 1.5 mg, while the research seems to say 600 mcg. Is 1.5 mg a same amount? Thanks for any help you can be...
The picolinate may be associated with some adverse health effects, so why use that particular salt?
As to dose, there is no set Upper Limit, nor is there a defined NOAEL (no observable adverse effects limit), but that is not to say there is not a toxic threshold....it just isn't defined. 1.5 mg is a *lot* of chromium. 600 micrograms is a lot of chromium.
You might want to read up on chromium here:
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309072794/html/197.html#pagetop
Lar
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