Chromium is used in enzmes for metabolism especially using glucose so this is a great form to provide chromium (don't get mixed up with Cobal-amin in Vitamion B-12). The "-ate" is hte carboxylalic acids (see the symmetry there are three side groups all the same?) so water soluble with the -ate (is ionized...the H is off the O and the two O's are equidistant and share the electron's double bond character-energy)) remember Erin Brockovich? It's the Hexa-Chromium (Cr+6) that is the mutagen the chromium +3 is essential (and has shown as a supplemnt has health benefits (I believe it's the mitchondria that has hte enzymes that this is needed for ? Or is it the transport of pyruvate TO the Mit???? Chromium is listed as an essential 'Element' but see it's the ion that you need and NOT the elemental form OR the +6 oxidation state (that's how PG&E got away with "notify the public" it said it was essential to humans but didn't mention the oxidation state!!!! Know your Chemistry!....NO AUDIO so put sound track....Nugent's 'HomeBound'
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