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Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits

  • Written by Neil Marsh, Professor of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan
imageYou're more likely to get chromium from your cookware than from your food.Fausto Favetta Photoghrapher/Moment via Getty Images

You might best know chromium as a bright, shiny metal used in bathroom and kitchen fittings. But is it also essential for your health?

In a form known as trivalent chromium, this metal is included in multivitamin pills and...

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