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The more sugar and refined carbohydrates like pasta, white bread, pastries, and cookies you eat, the greater your risk for chromium deficiency, for two reasons:
- Because chromium naturally occurs in the bran and germ of whole grains, when whole grains are milled to make white flour, the germ and bran are removed, and consequently most of the chromium is lost. In the same way, the refinement of sugar cane and sugar beets to make white sugar (sucrose) removes most of the chromium that naturally occurs in the plants.
- Diets high in simple sugars increase the urinary excretion of chromium and rob your body of some of the chromium it needs. Consumption of sugar and refined foods increases the amount of insulin your body must release into your blood stream, which increases the amount of chromium that is used and ultimately excreted in your urine.
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What are the symptoms of deficiency of the mineral chromium in humans?
Dietary deficiency of chromium is believed to be widespread in the United States, a consequence of eating too many processed foods from which the naturally occurring chromium has been removed. Chromium deficiency leads to insulin resistance, a condition in which the cells of your body do not respond to the presence of insulin. Insulin resistance can lead to elevated blood levels of insulin (hyperinsulinemia) and elevated blood levels of glucose, which can ultimately cause heart disease and diabetes. In fact, even mild dietary deficiency of chromium is associated with a medical condition known as Syndrome X, which includes hyperinsulinemia, high blood pressure, high triglyceride levels, high blood sugar levels, and low HDL cholesterol levels, all of which can increase your risk for heart disease.
What are the risk factors of hypochromia anisocytosis?
Vitamin b 12 deficiency Folate deficiency Iron deficiency
Patients with what deficiency are particularly at risk in contracting deep organ candidiasis?
Patients with granulocytopenia (deficiency of white blood cells) are particularly at risk for deep organ candidiasis.
Are men at a greater risk for iron deficiency than women?
No.
What health risk may be caused by sleep deficiency?
Obesity
What has the author Lisa M May written?
Lisa M. May has written: 'Occupational risk from chromium' -- subject(s): Physiological effect, Toxicology, Chromium
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Estrogen deficiency can increase a woman's risk of developing osteoporosis and ischemic heart disease.
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African American
Which individuals are more likely at risk for a phosphorus deficiency?
premature infants
How is it harmful not to have chromium in your body?
If you have a chromium deficiency, it can interfere with the bodies ability to metabolize glucose, resulting in elevated glucose levels. It can also cause a disease called peripheral neuropathy, the symptoms of this are numbness in the hands and feet, muscle weakness, and/or decreased reflexes.
What population group has the highest risk for vitamin K deficiency?
African American
Protein what is protein S deficiency?
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