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Chitosan has been shown to bind with many times its own weight of dietary fat; in the presence of ascorbic acid, the ratio is even higher.
Chitosan can help combat infectious bacteria.
Chitosan provides many of the same benefits that come from other sources of dietary fiber. By providing bulk to the digestive tract, it lowers appetite and promotes digestive regularity. For all our cultural preoccupation with weight loss, we mustn't forget the very real health risks of the even moderate obesity. Recent years have witnessed the opening of the flood gates in the world of nutritional knowledge. But new findings are as dramatic as the news that weight loss can literally save lives—or, to put it bluntly, the fat can kill.
Such warnings should persuade us to do some serious thinking about our body fat. When will we finally learned that the indulgent fat-track is a fast-track to misery? Chitosan is an incredible aid for wise individuals planning for longer, healthier lives through intelligent, not self-indulgent, eating habits
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