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Cr
Chromium
- Z
- 24
- Mass
- 51.996
- Lifeforce
- Earth
- In the body
- thyroid, liver
What flashes on an old car in the sun is also inside you: a few milligrams of the same element that gives stainless steel its shine — and your blood sugar its stability.
Chromium. Element twenty-four. Gives stainless steel its shine. Plates the chrome of an old car. Stabilizes blood sugar in your body.
Lab note · ≈6 mg in the body; involved in glucose regulation.