# Do We Need Chromium in the Diet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-chromium-in-the-diet/420669>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 27, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-chromium-in-the-diet/420669 "2007-09-27T11:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-chromium-in-the-diet/420669/1 "2007-09-27T11:26:48Z")

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Any Doper know the SD on this product being pushed claiming to be high in chromium which, they claim in weasle-words, is good for people at risk for diabetics and heart disease? - Jinx

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**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-chromium-in-the-diet/420669/2 "2007-09-27T11:30:10Z")

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Yes, we need chromium in the diet in trace amounts. It’s required for sugar metabolism. [Chromium deficiency](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_deficiency).