Chitosan Capsule in Gujrat
How much fat can chitosan absorb? Health Benefits The most widely promoted health benefit of chitosan is to boost fat loss. Supplement makers often claim that chitosan binds to fat in the body and allows you to excrete more of it, thereby reducing the amount of fat your body stores. But the evidence to support this claim is lacking. For a report published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in 2008, researchers reviewed 15 clinical trials (with a total of 1,219 participants) that tested the effects of chitosan on adults who were overweight or obese. Compared to participants given a placebo, study members treated with chitosan appeared to lose significantly more weight and experience beneficial changes in cholesterol levels and blood pressure. However, the report's authors note that many of the reviewed trials were of poor quality. Furthermore, findings from the high-quality trials suggest that chitosan may have a minimal, insignificant effect on weight. 1 ...