A recent study by British researchers reveals that chromium supplements can safeguard the liver from obesity-related damage while restoring the function of key hormones disrupted by excess body fat.
Hormones
Obesity often impairs essential hormones like insulin (which regulates blood sugar) and leptin (which controls hunger). This disruption hinders proper sugar burning, leads to excess fats circulating in the bloodstream, promotes fat storage under the skin, and triggers even greater appetite through imbalanced signaling.
Chromium, an essential trace mineral, counters these effects. A deficiency in chromium disrupts metabolism and heightens risks for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
This research appeared in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition & Metabolism (2011).
