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Chitosan information and review
Chitosan is
a fiber derived from shellfish, and it claims to have the ability to "dissolve
and grab a hold of fats and cholesterol in the stomach". You may have seen
some outrageous claims that you can eat whatever you want, and Chitosan will block
out all the fat from the media. Sounds too good to be true doesn't it? You're
right, it's not true.
Chitosan is extracted from the shell
of crustaceans like shrimp and crab. Contrary to what you might think, Chitosan
has been used for over 30 years. It's not some new, revolutionary discovery, or
new weigh loss miracle pill. So don't get fooled by the media hype. Note: you
shouldn't take Chitosan if you have any type of shellfish allergies.
How Dare
I Tell You That Chitosan Supplement Doesn't Work?
Chitosan makes grand promises
of 'absorbing' fat and preventing it from getting into your body - it's the ultimate
'fat blocker' - or is it? Far from it. Thorough clinical studies on humans have
show that Chitosan does NOT work! Let me explain...
Initial Chitosan research
were done on animals, not humans. These studies did show some effectiveness, and
did show some fat-absorbing abilities; however no studies have been done on the
effects of chitosan on dietary fat absorption in humans. The manufactures had
big dollar signs in their eyes and were a little too eager to bring Chitosan to
market, and thus no substantial studies were done with humans (if any) before
producing and selling this product to the public.
Weight loss experts all
agree that Chitosan simply doesn't work. Previous studies done on Chitosan were
'small' studies and were not published in peer reviewed journals. There's no studies
that have found Chitosan to effectively block fat in humans. In a 1999 study conducted
by the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, it showed that the Chitosan group
who took 8 pills a day for 4 weeks showed no more weight loss than the placebo
group.
