TimingChromium Picolinate
Take with meals
When to take Chromium Picolinate
With meals
Chromium helps insulin work. It's taken with meals, and benefits mainly show up in people who already have blood sugar problems.
Best time in your day
- Wake
- Workout
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Evening
- Workout
- Dinner
- Walk
- Bed
- When
- With meals
- Food
- With food
- Typical dose
- 200–1,000 mcg per day
How to take it
- 1Start at 200 mcg with your largest carb meal
- 2Increase only with medical advice
- 3Monitor blood sugar if diabetic
- 4Review after 3 months
Watch out
Rare kidney and liver issues have been reported at high doses. Use caution if you have kidney or liver disease.
Keep apart from
- Insulin and diabetes medication
- Levothyroxine (space by 4 hours)
Common questions
Will it reduce sugar cravings?
Some small studies suggest so, but the evidence is weak.
Does it help weight loss?
Effects are tiny.
Which form?
Picolinate is the most studied.
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