Popular chromium supplements linked to carcinogens

By Kim Arlington
Updated January 29 2016 - 10:08am, first published January 11 2016 - 11:05am
Chromium is a trace mineral  sold as nutritional supplements. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
Chromium is a trace mineral sold as nutritional supplements. Photo: Jessica Shapiro

A nutritional supplement popular with dieters and bodybuilders is partially converted into a carcinogenic form when it enters cells, new Australian research has found.

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