[HTML][HTML] Serum chromium does not predict glucose tolerance in late pregnancy

JE Gunton, G Hams, R Hitchman, A McElduff - The American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Chromium is an essential element in human nutrition. Serum concentrations of
chromium are not well characterized during pregnancy or in gestational diabetes mellitus.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether low plasma chromium
concentrations (≤ 3 nmol/L) are associated with altered glucose, insulin, or lipid
concentrations during pregnancy. Design: The study was conducted prospectively and took
place at the medical obstetric clinic of a tertiary referral hospital. Seventy-nine women with …