Blackmores Professional
Bio-Chromium Plus 60t
Bio-Chromium Plus 60t
Description:
Blackmores Professional Bio-Chromium Plus is a balanced formulation providing essential nutrients that are involved in glucose metabolism.
Feature
- Bio-Chromium Plus contains chromium and magnesium, which are important for diets high in carbohydrates and sugar.
- Nutrients chromium and manganese aid in normal healthy carbohydrate metabolism.
- Chromium can further assist in the breakdown of dietary fat.
- Manganese is an antioxidant that can reduce free radicals formed in the body.
- Vitamins B5 and B6 help to convert nutrients from food into energy.
- Vitamin B6 supports nervous system function.
Dose:
Adults: Take 1 tablet a day with food or as professionally prescribed.
Children under 18 years: Only as professionally prescribed.
Ingredients
Ingredient | Amount |
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Chromium picolinate (equiv. to chromium 50micrograms) | 402micrograms |
Chromic chloride hexahydrate (equiv. to chromium 150micrograms) | 768micrograms |
Total elemental chromium | 200micrograms |
Manganese amino acid chelate (equiv. to manganese 2mg) | 20mg |
Magnesium phosphate pentahydrate (equiv. to magnesium 13.4mg) | 65mg |
Potassium phosphate-dibasic (equiv. to potassium 14.8mg) | 33mg |
Zinc amino acid chelate (equiv. to zinc 5mg) | 25mg |
Nicotinamide | 50mg |
Calcium pantothenate (equiv. to pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) 229mg) | 25mg |
Pyridoxine hydrochloride (equiv. to pyridoxine (vitamin B6) 20.57mg) | 25mg |
Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) | 300micrograms |
Folic acid | 150micrograms |
Warnings:
Vitamins and minerals can only be of assistance if dietary intake is inadequate. Always read the label. Use only as directed. If symptoms persist, talk to your health professional.
Bio-Chromium Plus may interfere with certain other medications your patients may be taking. Magnesium and zinc may decrease the absorption and efficacy of tetracycline and quinolone antibiotics. Administer Bio-Chromium Plus at least two hours apart from these medications. Absorption of vitamin B12 may be decreased by clofibrate, sulphonamides, PABA, colchicine, neomycin, metformin, phenformin, primidone, pyrimethamine, ranitidine and sodium nitroprusside. Folic acid may decrease the efficacy of methotrexate and other folic acid antagonists. The efficacy of folic acid may be decreased by co-trimoxazole, sulphasalazine, phenytoin, phenobarbitone, primidone and methotrexate.