However, hair analysis is not a valid method to analyze nutritional status of chromium or any other nutrient. People who take chromium picolinate supplements may suffer health problems rather than improved health. Although claims of weight loss , lowered cholesterol and reversal of diabetes are unfounded, researchers have shown that chromium supplements damaged cell chromosomes which are the blueprints for a cell's function and reproduction. It is generally thought that cancer starts with a change to the genetic material in a cell causing it to grow and reproduce without restraint. Chromium Picolinate is sold over the counter as a nutritional supplement .
Chromium works with insulin in assisting cells to take in glucose and release energy.
Chromium Picolinate has not been shown to cause weight loss and its ability to improve insulin effectiveness is being questioned. Fenfluramine is the chemical name of a drug that inhibits the release of serotonin in the brain. In addition, carbohydrates increase the serotonin levels in the brain. Exercise increases these neurotransmitters in the brain. Fenfluramine is being looked at as an anti-obesity drug.