Chromium Supplements Used By Bodybuilders Could Cause Cancer

Bodybuilders have always used chromium supplements to lose weight. It has also been used to help treat patients with diabetes.


A study conducted by researchers from Australia however suggests that chromium partially turns into a carcinogen once it is ingested and may cause various types of
cancer.

According to the paper published in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie , the team treated animal fat cells in the lab
with Trivalent chromium (III) picolinate, as well as other forms of chromium (III), which is the form of the chemical sold as nutritional supplements.

Using an X-ray beam, the researchers were able to observe for the first time how the chemical turned into Hexavalent chromium
(VI), the carcinogenic form of chromium.