Weight Loss Supplements - Cholesterol Reduction With Chitosan

In a study involving 21 overweight subjects with normal cholesterol levels, 2.4 g of a supplement containing chitosan and glucomannan (1.2 g each) were administered daily for 28 days. Subjects were advised to maintain their normal dietary and activity patterns throughout the study; and it was confirmed in the blood work that caloric intake and intake of fat and dietary fiber (excluding the supplement) did not alter between the beginning and end of the study. At the end of the study, serum total, HDL, and LDL levels were reduced significantly compared with the initial period; however, serum triacylglycerol concentration did not change. Fecal fat excretion did not change between the two periods, but there was a trend toward excretion of

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