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New Research Shows Nutrition 21's Chromium Histidinate Improves Markers for Mood and Carbohydrate Cravings

May 14, 2009

Nutrition 21, Inc., the developer and marketer of nutritional supplements under the Iceland Health® and Diabetes Essentials brands, recently presented results of a research study testing its chromium histidinate in animal models of obesity and of diabetes. The addition of chromium histidinate to the diet significantly increased brain serotonin levels. Increased serotonin levels are known to improve mood and decrease carbohydrate cravings. These results were presented at the Experimental Biology 2009 conference in New Orleans.

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Morbid obesity challenges normal nursing and health care facility practices. Particular challenges include the need for special expertise among care providers, adequate staffing and specialized strategies and equipment aimed at improving safety for both the patient and the care provider (4). The National Association of Bariatric Nurses has called for nurses to make every effort to provide safe and ethical care for the morbidly obese (5).

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