The Ce:Role of Chromium in Mammalian Nutrition

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Abstract
There is enough experimental evidence on chromium to classify it as an essential micronutrient for mammals concerned with carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Data from 31 areas of the world indicate that tissues of many Americans but few foreigners were deficient in chromium. Lacking are definitive experiments linking the disorders found in chromium-deficient laboratory animals and their human counterparts, hypercholesteremia, atherosclerosis, and diabetes mellitus. At the present stage of knowledge, the hypothesis that atherosclerosis and some forms of diabetes mellitus are partly the result of chromium deficiency deserves exploration.