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<p />Cholesterol is made by the liver and is used in the construction of hormones, bile and cell walls,
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Balance your blood sugar to shed pounds
The level of blood sugar or glucose in your blood largely determines your appetite for example, when levels are low you feel hungry.
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The level of blood sugar or glucose in your blood largely determines your appetite for example, when levels are low you feel hungry.
The glucose in your bloodstream is available to your cells to make energy and when the levels are too high the body stores the excess as glycogen or as fat to use later. Blood sugar levels are regulated in the body and kept within a remarkably narrow range and when levels are too low, we experience a host of symptoms including fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, depression, headaches and digestive problems. When the regulation of blood sugar or glucose starts to fail the impact on body systems and the consequences to health and wellbeing are both wide ranging and potentially serious. Chromium is needed for the metabolism of sugar. It helps insulin to take glucose into the cells, without chromium, insulin is less effective at controlling blood sugar levels and glucose levels rise. Chromium plays a major role in weight control, it is the most widely researched mineral used in the treatment of obesity partly because it helps to control cravings and reduces hunger. One study showed that people who took chromium over a 10-week period lost an average of 1.9kg (4.2lb) of fat whilst those on a placebo (dummy tablet) lost only 0.2 kg (0.4lb).¹ Chromium has also been found to help in breaking down fat and cholesterol in the blood, and deficiency has not only been linked to high blood glucose but also high cholesterol and the development of arterial plaques.² The mineral should be naturally present in grains such as oat, rice, wheat, corn and rye, however, as soon as these grains are refined (turned into white bread, pastries, biscuits and even pasta) the chromium is stripped out. Cinnachrome contains chromium polynicotinate, a natural form of chromium and niacin (vitamin B3) an essential nutrient used by the body to release energy from carbohydrates.
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