More Chromium Research Needed To Set RDA, FNB Report Concludes
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Further research on the benefits of chromium supplementation is needed before a Recommended Dietary Allowance for the mineral can be established, the Institute of Medicine's Food & Nutrition Board states in its Dietary Reference Intakes report on micronutrients released Jan. 9.
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