Effect of supplementation of chromium dinicocysteinate (CDNC), chromium dinicotinate (CDN), chromium picolinate (CP) or L-cysteine (LC) on plasma CRP (a), MCP-1 (b), ICAM-1 (d) and lipid peroxidation (e), adiponectin, (f) vitamin C levels in ZDF rats. Abbreviations and number of rats in each group are as in figure 1. Differences between values marked * versus**, **versus# are significant (p<0.05).