Opinions on BCAA & Chromium Picolinate

[smokescreen1027]

I am looking into using these 2 supplements and was just wondering what everybody thought about them, if they work, and what I should look for in a brand. Thanks for any advice.

[Nico Samara]

i know there is a lot of negative research about CP...
Some conclusions: causes cancer, makes sterile, does not burn fat or add muscle... definitely more negative research ten positive ones. I would go with the chromium nicotinate, this one seems to be safer. About BCA's, I would just take enough protein, which you easily get out of good diet. Do not waste your money on supplements; instead concentrate more on the basics.
* http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0324062736.htm
* http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...t_uids=9887110
* http://jap.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/86/1/29
* http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=11710399
* http://espn.go.com/columns/misc/1525258.html
* John Vincent. Recent advantages in the Biochemistry of Chromium (III). The Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine 16:227-236 (2003). DOI: 10.1002/jtra.10038
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[BATISTA]

I read an article done at the university of Texas at Austine a while back about chromium p. The ultimate finding was that it causes some weight loss,but nothing that will knock your socks off. If suffers from ephedra envy.