Which Foods Are High in Chromium?
March 8th 2010 -
Chromium is no doubt one of the most important trace elements needed for type 1 and type 2 diabetics. A deficiency clearly affects glucose tolerance and impairs glucose metabolism. Besides that, chromium deficiency can contribute to the complications that many diabetics suffer from such as impaired immunity, increased infections, high cholesterol levels and peripheral neuropathy or the feeling of numbness in the legs, feet, arms and hands.
Simply supplementing with chromium is risky because it’s too easy to throw off the normal balances of the other minerals and trace elements that chromium works with in the body. Increasing one lone nutrient by itself will surely cause decreases in the others. That’s why a health care practitioner who can test for the levels of minerals is indispensable to you as a diabetic. She can help you balance the nutrients together and thereby relieve not only a chromium deficiency but also other deficiencies simultaneously. Deficiencies never are found alone in the body.
It’s a good idea to incorporate foods that are high in chromium in one’s diet when you are a diabetic, although doing so won’t generally be enough to counter a deficiency. The foods that are naturally high in chromium are:
* brewer’s yeast
* beef
* liver
* chicken
* dairy
* eggs
* potatoes
* whole grain products
* fish and seafood
* green peppers
* beer
* bananas
*drinking water
With all these commonly eaten foods, you would think it would be almost impossible to have a chromium deficiency. However, eating sugary foods will deplete the body’s stores of chromium. Exercise and suffering traumas can also reduce your current stores down to nothing.
Did you notice that beer was one of the foods that was high in chromium? That doesn’t mean you should go rush out and grab one at your local pub! Alcohol consumption is not a great idea for anyone who is diabetic because it speeds up the damage done by diabetes.
You can easily create meals based on foods that are high in chromium. For example, who wouldn’t love a breakfast with an omelet made with green peppers, onions, and mushrooms along with a small serving of lightly sautéed potatoes, a slice of whole grain bread and a nice glass of milk (or cheese on top of the omelet)?
Or how about a lunch of a chicken or fish sandwich on whole grain bread with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise and a banana for dessert?
Are you eating healthy, high-chromium containing foods? If not, start today!
Tags: a chromium deficiency, chromium, diabetes, diabetic, foods high in chromium, neuropathy, Type 1, Type 2
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