Cholesterol Reduction

In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 90 obese people, the effect of a chitosan fiber along with a low-calorie diet was measured on weight loss and lipid-lowering parameters. The chitosan fiber product (Somagril) studied was given at a dosage of 4 tablets/ day (unspecified amount of chitosan). The chitosan group (C) and the placebo group (P) followed a low-calorie diet, and both showed reduction in body weight (7.19 kg C and 3.36 kg P) at the end of the study, with a statistically greater effect found in the chitosan group. Statistically significant reductions in overweight percentage (10.4% C and 3.8% P), arterial systolic (12.1 mm Hg C and 2.8 mm Hg P) and diastolic pressure (12.4 mm Hg C and 3.8 mm Hg P), total

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