Supplement
Supports electrolyte balance, enzymatic activity, and metabolic signaling.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
1
Mixed / Neutral • confidence Low
Safety Friction
100/100
High signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 15 • mentions 9 • links 26
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Goal alignment: Metabolic Health, Energy, Heart Health, Longevity.[226,292,309, etc.]
Dose guide: Human-study daily dose: 2 mg/day (early-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts)..[226,292,309, etc.]
Category
Mineral
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Daily Guide
Human-study daily dose: 2 mg/day (early-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).
Clinical Depth
Humans: 130 • RCTs: 49 • Meta: 7
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 0
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 55 • Interactions: 20
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
↑ Growing evidence base
Depth
326 total studies · 2 recent
Timeline
Total indexed
326
Animal-only studies
185
Human studies
130
Safety adverse signals
55
Randomized trials
49
In vitro / tissue
27
Weighted direction score: 1 (Mixed / Neutral)
High when >=2 human meta-analyses, or >=5 human RCTs with substantial human literature volume.
Total indexed
326
Animal-only studies
185
Human studies
130
Safety adverse signals
55
Randomized trials
49
In vitro / tissue
27
Interaction signals
20
Meta-analyses
7
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
PMID 37952433 • 2024 Jan
Effects of chromium supplementation on body composition in patients with type 2 diabetes: A dose-response systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
J Trace Elem Med Biol
Open PubMedPMID 24635480 • 2014 Jun
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of chromium supplementation in diabetes.
J Clin Pharm Ther
Open PubMedPMID 12664086 • 2003 Apr
Chromium picolinate for reducing body weight: meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Open PubMedPMID 41067797 • 2025 Oct
Therapeutic effects of chromium supplementation on women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed)
Open PubMedPMID 30383288 • 2018 Nov 1
Vitamin and mineral supplementation for preventing dementia or delaying cognitive decline in people with mild cognitive impairment.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Open PubMedPMID 33183560 • 2020 Dec
The effect of chromium supplementation on apolipoproteins: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
Open PubMedPMID 31593637 • 2020 May
The effects of chromium and vitamin D(3) co-supplementation on insulin resistance and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in type 2 diabetes: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab
Open PubMedPMID 30977089 • 2020 Feb
Effects of Chromium and Carnitine Co-supplementation on Body Weight and Metabolic Profiles in Overweight and Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Biol Trace Elem Res
Open PubMedPMID 17109595 • 2006 Dec
The effect of chromium picolinate and biotin supplementation on glycemic control in poorly controlled patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a placebo-controlled, double-blinded, randomized trial.
Diabetes Technol Ther
Open PubMedPMID 17291720 • 2007 Mar
Chromium picolinate supplementation in women: effects on body weight, composition, and iron status.
Nutrition
Open PubMedPMID 15990745 • 2005 Apr
Chromium supplementation shortens QTc interval duration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Am Heart J
Open PubMedPMID 8644693 • 1996 Jun
Chromium supplementation and resistance training: effects on body composition, strength, and trace element status of men.
Am J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 34970669 • 2022 Aug 1
Nutritional Supplements and Complementary Therapies in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Adv Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 30513859 • 2018 Dec 3
Body Composition Changes in Weight Loss: Strategies and Supplementation for Maintaining Lean Body Mass, a Brief Review.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 28835408 • 2018 Jul
Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review.
Br J Sports Med
Open PubMedBenefit reports: 4
Adverse reports: 3
No-effect reports: 1
Mixed reports: 1
Unclear reports: 0
Signal confidence: 0.20
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Insufficient empirical signal for a directional adjustment.
Reddit evidence: 2 mentions (confidence 0.20) across Supplements.
Amazon signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00).
GNC signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00) [ERROR].
terminated
Use adverse/interactions PubMed signal counts for screening; perform clinician review before high-dose or multi-drug stack use.
Human-study daily dose signal: 2 mg/day (confidence LOW).
Extracted from 1 dosing mentions across 1 PubMed studies (mg/day).
Imported legacy community score: 6.0/10 (heuristic mapping confidence 1.00).
Imported legacy monthly cost signal: ~$7.00.
Legacy community note: Moderately popular. Diabetic and weight loss communities report modest benefits. Not dramatic but helpful as part of a blood sugar management stack.
Sentiment Score
0.12072000000000002/100
Benefit Mentions
Adverse Mentions
Best Responders
No responder profile recorded.
post • r/Supplements • mixed
chromium picolinate rebound and side effect I started taking chromium a few years ago, and I've been doing several tests, stopping and starting again from time to time, and this supplement has a very noticeable effect on me, the problem is…
Open mentionpost • r/Supplements • unclear
Which of these should I keep/toss I'm trying to cut down on how much I spend on supplements. Currently taking these ones: multivitamin, NAC, quercetin, vitamin C, magnesium glycinate, chromium picolinate, inositol, vitamin D3/K2
Open mentionpost • r/Supplements • benefit
I've been researching this for weeks because the prescription stuff is just not happening financially. Insurance won't cover it and $1000+ monthly is insane, like that's rent money From what I can tell konjac root expands in the stomach fo…
Open mentionpost • r/Supplements • unclear
chromium picolinate on empty stomach? Any ill effects?
Open mentioncomment • r/Supplements • unclear
I also struggle to place "chromium picolinate" in my saily protocol. Specially because my multivitamin already has it on its formula. Sometimes I take it before a long run but I don't notice improvements.
Open mentionamazon
Amazon search for Chromium Picolinate
Rating: n/a | Reviews: n/a
Open productEvidence Sources
Community Sources
PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage
Counts aggregated from automated literature sweep and tiering rules.
Outcome: Tier HIGH; humans 130, RCTs 49, meta-analyses 7.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37952433 from J Trace Elem Med Biol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2014 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 24635480 from J Clin Pharm Ther.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2003 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 12664086 from Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 41067797 from Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed).
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30383288 from Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 33183560 from Clin Nutr ESPEN.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 31593637 from Appl Physiol Nutr Metab.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30977089 from Biol Trace Elem Res.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2006 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 17109595 from Diabetes Technol Ther.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2007 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 17291720 from Nutrition.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2005 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 15990745 from Am Heart J.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 1996 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 8644693 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34970669 from Adv Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30513859 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 28835408 from Br J Sports Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[1521,1649,1721, etc.]
Open source