Modern day eating habits with the excessive consumption of dietary fat, substantially increases the possibility of acquiring diseases of the cardiovascular system, diabetes and cancer. With a reduction in the daily intake of fat, combined with moderate exercise while increasing dietary fibre, these possibilities decrease. Health experts agree that a low fat, high fibre diet is critical in maintaining a healthy weight but, as many unsuccessful dieters know fat intake is not that easy to reduce.
Chitosan is a polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of shellfish, such as craps and shrimps. It is a naturally occurring substance that is chemically similar to cellulose (plant fibre). However, unlike plant fibre, chitosan has the ability to significantly bind fat, acting like a fat sponge in the digestive tract. When chitosan is combined with ascorbic acid (vitamin C), its action is potentiated. Chitosan is superior to plant fibres, in fact it is unique. Most fibres are hydrophilic (they repel fat and attract water), whereas chitosan is lipophilic (it attracts fat) and wile possessing many of the same benefits as plant fibres like psyllium, it has the ability to inactivate fats. Chitosan affects fat in the stomach before it has the chance to become metabolised, dissolving within the stomach itself and converts to gel, which captures fat, thereby preventing its absorption and subsequent storage Chitosan renders the fat useless to the body. Chitosan is a positively charged fibre which attracts and binds to negatively charged fatty acids. The human intestinal tract is positively charged which means only negatively charged molecules may cross this gradient. Chitosan being positively charged cannot cross this gradient. As well as this, fatty acids which have been bound to the chitosan fibre are repelled. Chitosan does the following: Binds to excess fat molecules, binds to dietary cholesterol, it inhibits LDL (the bad cholesterol) and boosts HDL (the good cholesterol), it remains virtually inactive in the human digestive tract, absorbs and binds fats and promotes weight loss, it helps to control blood pressure. As well binding with fat, Chitosan can help with the following: It inhibits bad cholesterol and boosts good cholesterol, It promotes the healing of ulcers and lesions, It has an anti-bacterial and anti-candida action, It can act as an antacid, It inhibits the formation of plaque and helps prevent tooth decay, It may help with irritable bowel syndrome, It is said to be a calcium enhancer and bone strengtheners.
As well as this it can help reduce blood levels of uric acid, which causes gout. Chitosan has been used safely for more than two decades. It is a safe ingredient that is biodegradable and environmentally biocompatible. Other than its fat binding action, Chitosan remains virtually inactive in the human body. It is low in toxicity and allergic properties and is considered safe. You should not take Chitosan if you have any kind of shellfish allergy and this product should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women, without first consulting your health care professional. Leanne does not recommend using Chitosan all the time. Because this substance is non-specific in the fats it binds with, regular &/or long term use can cause nutrient deficiencies. Our suggestion is to use this at only 1 or 2 meals in a day, but particularly those that contain fats.
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