Proteins are necessary for tissue repair and for the construction of new tissue. Every cell needs protein to maintain its life. Protein is also the primary substance used to replace worn out or dead cells. Your muscles, hair, nails, skin, and eyes are made of protein.
Taking supplemental chromium has been shown repeatedly to improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, even to the point of reversing type II diabetes in many people (1). Thus, as my old clinical nutrition professor pointed out, apparently a chromium deficiency can actually lead to type II diabetes.
Very simply put, insulin sensitivity (or âcarb toleranceâ in everyday language) is a healthy hormonal state that allows your body to digest and store carbohydrates without a problem. In healthy people, hereâs how it works: You eat something with carbs (letâs say a potato, but it could be anything).