WHAT IS CHROMIUM? Chromum is a micromineral (or trace element) that helps control levels of blood glucose, insulin and cholesterol in the body.  It was discovered in 1797 by the French scientist Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin.  In this article I will be discussing chromium in greater detail. WHEN WAS CHROMIUM DISCOVERED? Chromium was first recognised as part of the mineral Siberian red lead which was discovered by the German mineralogist Johann Gottlob Lehmann in 1766.  Scientists were unsure of what new elements Siberian red lead contained because it had a form and colour they had never … [Read more...]