Guest guest Posted March 10, 2002 Report Share Posted March 10, 2002 A recent " free booklet " mentions that there is a natural fiber which will drop your cholesterol 100 points. Anyone have any idea what the author is talking about? I'm guessing that it is oatmeal but that isn't new so I just don't have a clue. Doc L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2002 Report Share Posted March 11, 2002 Is it possible that it's chitosan? Chitosan absorbs both fats and cholesterol. It absorbs cholesterol that is released from the liver through the bile, and prevents it from being reabsorbed in passing through the intestines. The problem with chitosan is that most people find it to be very irritating to the digestive tract. Chitosan absorbs cholesterol much better than oat bran fiber. Linda Jones lindaj - " gundoc29709 " <longdistshtr Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:21 PM New cholesterol lowering fiber > A recent " free booklet " mentions that there is a natural fiber which > will drop your cholesterol 100 points. > Anyone have any idea what the author is talking about? I'm guessing > that it is oatmeal but that isn't new so I just don't have a clue. > Doc L. > > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > To learn more about the Gettingwell group, > Subscription and list archives are at: > Gettingwell > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2002 Report Share Posted March 11, 2002 > Is it possible that it's chitosan? Chitosan absorbs both fats and > cholesterol...yada yada... March 8, 2002 NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS " Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it! " Today's Topic: Catchy Names That Don't Work If products like " Fat Trapper " and " Exercise in a Bottle " don't get you interested in spending your money on weight loss products, then nothing will. The company that makes these two agreed to pay $10 million to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in April 2000 to settle charges of deceptive advertising. Now, on January 10, 2002, the FTC announced that it is seeking contempt of court sanctions against the company. Why would a company pay $10 million and risk violating a court order to which it had agreed? Likely because there are huge profits in these supplements. This could be considered a cost of doing business. < http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/01/enforma.htm > HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Fat Trapper is chitosan, a type of fiber that binds fat in test tubes but has never been shown to cause weight loss in people; but it has caused intestinal damage in lab rats that many scientists conclude are harmful. Exercise in a Bottle is pyruvate, a chemical that provides half the calories of sugar - if you substitute enough of it for sugar, you lose weight. If you simply take capsules of it, you are throwing your money down a hole. ******************************************************************** Please recommend Nutrition News Focus to your family and friends. If you like, point your browser to http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/cgi-bin/birdcast.cgi where you'll find an easy recommendation form. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2002 Report Share Posted March 11, 2002 > A recent " free booklet " mentions that there is a natural fiber which > will drop your cholesterol 100 points. > Anyone have any idea what the author is talking about? The effects of fiber at reducing cholesterol are marginal. High total cholesterol is not a predictor of heart disease. Low total cholesterol is a predictor of behavior disorders, such as violence. Ratios between the HDL, LDL, and tryglycerides provide some predictive value of heart disease, but no better than homocysteine or, even better, insulin levels. Cholesterol is demonized because drug companys want to sell drugs (some of which induce heart disease because they inhibit the synthesis of coenzyme Q10). Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2002 Report Share Posted March 12, 2002 Gettingwell, " Linda Jones " <lindaj@h...> wrote: > Is it possible that it's chitosan? Chitosan absorbs both fats and > cholesterol. It absorbs cholesterol that is released from the liver through > the bile, and prevents it from being reabsorbed in passing through the > intestines. The problem with chitosan is that most people find it to be very > irritating to the digestive tract. Chitosan absorbs cholesterol much better > than oat bran fiber. > > Linda Jones > lindaj@h... > > - > " gundoc29709 " <longdistshtr@i...> > <Gettingwell> > Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:21 PM > New cholesterol lowering fiber > > > > A recent " free booklet " mentions that there is a natural fiber which > > will drop your cholesterol 100 points. > > Anyone have any idea what the author is talking about? I'm guessing > > that it is oatmeal but that isn't new so I just don't have a clue. > > Doc L. > Thanks Linda, I didn't think of that. Guess I'll have to give it a try. Anyone tried to make their own? I hear that it is ground-up crab shells (exoskeletons) Doc Lisenby> > > > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > > and well being. > > > > To learn more about the Gettingwell group, > > Subscription and list archives are at: > > Gettingwell > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2002 Report Share Posted March 13, 2002 Gettingwell, " Rob Bartlett " <rob.bartlett@s...> wrote: > > Is it possible that it's chitosan? Chitosan absorbs both fats and > > cholesterol...yada yada... > > March 8, 2002 > NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS > " Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it! " > > Today's Topic: Catchy Names That Don't Work > > If products like " Fat Trapper " and " Exercise in a Bottle " don't get > you interested in spending your money on weight loss products, then > nothing will. The company that makes these two agreed to pay > $10 million to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in April 2000 to > settle charges of deceptive advertising. Now, on January 10, 2002, > the FTC announced that it is seeking contempt of court sanctions > against the company. > > Why would a company pay $10 million and risk violating a court order > to which it had agreed? Likely because there are huge profits in > these supplements. This could be considered a cost of doing business. > < http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/01/enforma.htm > > > HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Fat Trapper is chitosan, > a type of fiber that binds fat in test tubes but has never been shown > to cause weight loss in people; but it has caused intestinal damage in > lab rats that many scientists conclude are harmful. Exercise in a > Bottle is pyruvate, a chemical that provides half the calories of > sugar - if you substitute enough of it for sugar, you lose weight. If > you simply take capsules of it, you are throwing your money down a > hole. Thanks Rob, if it damages rat intestines, can you imagine what it would do to piles? Might remove polyps 'tho! Crab shells aren't too appetizing anyway. Doc L.> > > ******************************************************************** > Please recommend Nutrition News Focus to your family and friends. > If you like, point your browser to > http://www.nutritionnewsfocus.com/cgi-bin/birdcast.cgi > where you'll find an easy recommendation form. > > Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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