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Chitosan - Chitin

Chitosan is an all-natural product, which is derived from the polysaccharide chitin. Chitin is found in the exo-skeletons of shrimp, crabs and other shellfish. The Chitosan has the unique ability to attach itself to lipids or fats. There are no calories in Chitosan since it is not digestible.

Chitosan attaches to fat in the stomach before it is metabolized. The Chitosan traps the fat and prevents its absorption in the digestive tract. The fat binds to the Chitosan fiber and becomes a large mass, which the body cannot absorb. This large mass is then eliminated from the body. Neutralizing fat after it enters the stomach spares the body from having to deal with the fat.

Chitosan fiber differs from other fibers in that it possesses a positive ionic charge. This positive charge gives Chitosan the ability to chemically bond with negatively charged lipids, fats and bile acids.

This dietary fiber is a valuable addition to a properly balanced weight management program. Fibers also provide important cleansing attributes, which aid in the digestive process and promote digestive tract health.

Koji Asaoka (medical writer) and Dr. Mutsuoki Kai have written a book – Chitin Chitosan, The Choice Food Supplement for over 10,000 physicians in Japan: A Complete analysis of its clinical applications to various diseases (Vantage Press, Inc. 1996) - to quote:
"If the present status of chitin-chitosan had been found thirty years ago, chitin-chitosan would have been regarded as medicine. The dietary tertiary function consists of the following five important functions:

1) fortification of immunity
2) prevention of aging
3) prevention of illness
4) recovery from illness
5) control of biorhythm. Chitin chitosan activates the whole body's cells and makes the whole body healthy, and at the same time strengthens immune cells that eat cancer cells and infective viruses, causes the sick parts to recover from illness, adjusts an unbalanced autonomic nervous system to normal condition and removes unspecified complaints coming from autonomic nervous imbalance. Its action is not only local but general to improve the total body. For instance, a person who eats it to decrease high blood pressure loses shoulder stiffness and insomnia, and get more energy."

©2003 Dave Johnson