Chromium picolinate is a common ingredient in many herbal weight-loss concoctions readily available for over-the-counter sale at the local drugstore or on the internet. However, because chromium picolinate is a nutritional supplement rather than a prescription drug, scientific research is generally unsupportive of the weight loss claims surrounding chromium picolinate; consumers must be aware of these discrepancies when making a decision to take this or any other nutritional supplement.

Chromium picolinate works together with insulin produced by the pancreas to metabolize carbohydrates.
Chromium picolinate has been used in alternative medicine to treat chromium deficiency, as an aid to controlling blood sugar in people with diabetes or prediabetes, to lower cholesterol, and as a decrease weight supplement.
(1) Promote animal reproductive development, speed up production, and promote protein synthesis. 
(2) Promote gonadal development, improve the quality of ovulation, promoting egg development, to improve reproductive performance. 
(3) Reduce carcass fat, increased lean meat percentage, meat quality significantly improved. 
(4) The fertilization rate and improve the breeder laying rate, improve egg quality, reduce the proportion of time eggs. 
(5) Enhance immune function, improve anti-stress, reduce disease.