nutrient for men

This vital mineral can cut cholesterol, boost endurance in athletes and help bodybuilders gain muscle and lose fat. The average man needs at least 50 micrograms of chromium a day, but active men should get 100 to 200 micrograms, according to Richard Anderson, Ph.D., of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center. “You’ll have a hard time getting this much from foods,” he says. Your best source is a multivitamin/mineral complex that includes chromium. Nest best is one or two chromium-fortified tablets of brewer’s yeast daily.