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Chromium intake and its relationship with blood glucose in healthy Korean adults
Author(s) -
Choi MiKyeong,
Kim MiHyunn,
Bae YunJung,
Lee HaengShin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.921.6
Subject(s) - chromium , fish <actinopterygii> , medicine , zoology , food intake , food science , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , fishery
Chromium (Cr) is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust and widely distributed throughout the food supply. Previous research has demonstrated the beneficial effects of Cr on circulating glucose and insulin; however, the dietary intake level of Cr in the self‐selected diet and its relationship with blood glucose have not been investigated because of the lack of a database on Cr content in commonly consumed foods. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess Cr intake and investigate its relationship with blood glucose in healthy adults. A total of 51 adults aged 20‐28 years participated in this study and their Cr intakes were estimated by using the recently established database. Fasting blood glucose levels of the subjects were analyzed as well. Daily energy intakes of men and women were 1733.41 kcal and 1571.42 kcal, respectively, and daily Cr intakes were 66.38 ug and 52.34 ug, respectively, without significant difference. The subjects were supplied Cr mainly from cereals (20.04 ug/day), followed by vegetables (8.36 ug/day), beverages (6.00 ug/day), and fish and shellfishes (5.24 ug/day). Fasting blood glucose showed significant correlations with Cr intake from cereals in men (r = ‐0.4995, p < 0.05), total Cr intake in men (r = ‐0.4366, p < 0.05), and Cr intake from fish and shellfishes in women (r = 0.4248, p < 0.05), respectively. These results show that higher Cr intake from diet may be associated with lower blood glucose levels in healthy Korean adults.