The effect of the dietary supplement, Chitosan, on body weight: a randomised controlled trial in 250 overweight and obese adults

[1] Sugano M(1980)A novel use of chitosan as a hypocholesterolemic agent in rats Am J Clin Nutr 33 787-793

[2] Fujikawa T(1992)Effect of dietary chiton on cholesterol absorption and metabolism in rats J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 38 609-613

[3] Hiratsuji Y(1995)Effect of the viscosity or deacetylation degree of chitosan on fecal fat excreted from rats fed on a high fat diet Biosci Biotech Biochem 59 781-785

[4] Nakashima K(1979)The hypolipidemic activity of chitosan and other polysaccharides in rats Nutr Rep Int 30 677-684

[5] Fukuda N(1998)Dietary chitosan inhibits hypercholesterolaemia and atherogenesis in the apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse model of atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis 138 329-334

[6] Hasegawa Y(2001)A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study examining the effects of a rapidly soluble Chitosan dietary supplement on weight loss and body composition in overweight and mildly obese individuals J Am Nutraceut Assoc 4 42-49

[7] Zacour AC(2002)Effect of chitosan in the complex treatment of obesity Polish Med J 74 129-132

[8] Silva ME(1998)Chitosan as a treatment for body weight reduction? A meta-analysis Perfusion 11 461-465

[9] Cecon PR(2001)In the absence of dietary surveillance, Chitosan does not reduce plasma lipids or obesity in hypercholesterolaemic obese Asian subjects Sing Med J 42 6-10

[10] Bambirra EA(1999)Randomized, double-blind trial of chitosan for body weight reduction Eur J Clin Nutr 53 379-381

[1] Sugano M(1980)A novel use of chitosan as a hypocholesterolemic agent in rats Am J Clin Nutr 33 787-793

[2] Fujikawa T(1992)Effect of dietary chiton on cholesterol absorption and metabolism in rats J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 38 609-613

[3] Hiratsuji Y(1995)Effect of the viscosity or deacetylation degree of chitosan on fecal fat excreted from rats fed on a high fat diet Biosci Biotech Biochem 59 781-785

[4] Nakashima K(1979)The hypolipidemic activity of chitosan and other polysaccharides in rats Nutr Rep Int 30 677-684

[5] Fukuda N(1998)Dietary chitosan inhibits hypercholesterolaemia and atherogenesis in the apolipoprotein E-deficient mouse model of atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis 138 329-334

[6] Hasegawa Y(2001)A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study examining the effects of a rapidly soluble Chitosan dietary supplement on weight loss and body composition in overweight and mildly obese individuals J Am Nutraceut Assoc 4 42-49

[7] Zacour AC(2002)Effect of chitosan in the complex treatment of obesity Polish Med J 74 129-132

[8] Silva ME(1998)Chitosan as a treatment for body weight reduction? A meta-analysis Perfusion 11 461-465

[9] Cecon PR(2001)In the absence of dietary surveillance, Chitosan does not reduce plasma lipids or obesity in hypercholesterolaemic obese Asian subjects Sing Med J 42 6-10

[10] Bambirra EA(1999)Randomized, double-blind trial of chitosan for body weight reduction Eur J Clin Nutr 53 379-381