Post Views: 830 Chromium is an essential trace mineral that the body needs in small amounts. The kidneys, followed by the spleen, liver, lungs, heart, and skeletal muscle are the tissues with the greatest chromium concentration. Chromium helps in reducing the blood glucose concentration in people with high glucose levels and an increase in those with low blood glucose levels. Why is Chromium essential for the human body? Chromium exists in several oxidation states but only the trivalent form is biologically important to humans. The active form of chromium known as GTF (Glucose Tolerance factor) potentiates the action of insulin and thus influences carbohydrate, lipid, and insulin metabolism in the…