Chromium Extends Rats Life Span
by Debbie “The Rat Lady” Ducommun
Chromium picolinate, a compound of chromium that is very easily absorbed by the body, has been shown to extend the average lifespan of lab rats. Dr. Gary W. Evans, a biochemist at Bemidji State University gave chromium picolinate to 10 rats and compared them to 20 rats who received chromium in a form less readily absorbed. After 41 months, 8 of the picolinate group were still alive while all 20 of the other group had died. The rats who got the chromium picolinate lived an average of 45 months, one year longer than the other rats, whose average lifespan was only 33 months.
Here’s why chromium picolinate has this effect. When the level of glucose in the blood is high, it can damage certain proteins. This is one reason why diabetes causes damage to the body. In humans, chromium picolinate reduces blood glucose lvels, apparently by enhancing the activity of insulin. The USDA says 90% of people don’t get enough chromium, so they recommend everyone take a 200 mcg supplement daily. Dr. Evans recommends people take twice this amount.
Keep in mind that this study was done on lab rats who are free of mycoplasma. While I have no doubt giving chromium picolinate to your rats is beneficial, it may not have the same life-lengthening effect on rats who have mycoplasma. (Mycoplasms requires aggressive treatment.)
Your rat will become immortal...
Chromium picolinate, a compound of chromium that is very easily absorbed by the body, has been shown to extend the average lifespan of lab rats. Dr. Gary W. Evans, a biochemist at Bemidji State University gave chromium picolinate to 10 rats and compared them to 20 rats who received chromium in a form less readily absorbed. After 41 months, 8 of the picolinate group were still alive while all 20 of the other group had died. The rats who got the chromium picolinate lived an average of 45 months, one year longer than the other rats, whose average lifespan was only 33 months.
Here’s why chromium picolinate has this effect. When the level of glucose in the blood is high, it can damage certain proteins. This is one reason why diabetes causes damage to the body. In humans, chromium picolinate reduces blood glucose lvels, apparently by enhancing the activity of insulin. The USDA says 90% of people don’t get enough chromium, so they recommend everyone take a 200 mcg supplement daily. Dr. Evans recommends people take twice this amount.
Keep in mind that this study was done on lab rats who are free of mycoplasma. While I have no doubt giving chromium picolinate to your rats is beneficial, it may not have the same life-lengthening effect on rats who have mycoplasma. (Mycoplasms requires aggressive treatment.)
Your rat will become immortal...
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