Does Chitosan Help with Weight Loss?

Chitosan is a type of fiber which is made from the shells of crustaceans, such as shrimp, lobster, squid or crab. The human body does not digest fiber well, and as it passes through the digestive tract it can bind fats. This causes them to be unabsorbed, too. Since chitosan is a fiber, it was thus hypothesized that it could be effective for weight loss by reducing fat absorption.

The majority of studies done have not confirmed this, however. In fact, in the largest double-blind placebo-controlled study done with the supplement, 250 overweight individuals who received 3 mg of chitosan daily for 6 months did not show any significant weight loss when compared to those individuals in the placebo group.

Are there any adverse consequences to taking chitosan?

Yes.

It has been shown that high doses of chitosan taken over a long period of time can cause the depletion of several important minerals, such as calcium, magnesium, selenium, and vitamins A, D, E and K. Since all these are needed for bone growth, a depletion can set the stage for the development of osteoporosis.

There has also been a report of arsenic poisoning originating from chitosan supplementation. Apparently crustacean shells can contain arsenic which unknowingly can become part of the chitosan supplement. Taken over a long period of time, toxicity and eventually death can occur.

Bottom Line: Short term use of chitosan (i.e., several weeks) is more than likely not a problem. Its not likely to be much help with weight loss. Not for pregnant women and children, however!

Sue Roberts, MPH MS RD/CN is a certified nutritionist and registered dietitian.

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The Razr Family is Expanding! Razr V3i, Pink Razr, Blue Razr, Verizon Razor

motorola is marketing different phones for men and women. Motos newest line of pink and blue Razr offspring seems to assume that there are men who will prefer blue and women who will want the pink one. Theyre probably right!

motorola Razr for CDMA Users motorola is marketing different phones for men and women. Motos newest line of pink and blue Razr offspring seems to assume that there are men who will prefer blue and women who will want the pink one. Theyre probably right!

The classic Silver motorola Razr captured the lions share of new cell phone buying over the past year or so, causing motorola to encroach on Nokias enviable leading position.

motorola is planning to cash in on its huge success with the razor thin look and feel of the original Razr v3. The NPD Group, a leading cellular market researcher, found that motorola cell phone sales accounted for 30% of the 31.6 million cell phones sold in the third quarter of 2005. The motorola V3i with iTunes software and the Pink and blue cell phones promise to give motorola an ever-increasing share of the cell phone market.

People who care about how they look or want to make a statement, will be the first to get their motorola Razr fix. These Razr thin phones are ceating a lot of attention - making them must-haves in some circles.

Mazal Tov!

The motorola Razor family is growing by four new members; motorola RAZR Pink (RAZR PNK?) and Razr blue, (RAZR BLU?) plus two new versions - motorola CDMA RAZR for Verizon with EVDO and motorola RAZR V3i (with iTunes). The new Razr phones include all the great features as the original models. The blue and Pink versions are really style updates designed to make your cell phone an accessory - like a stylish watch.

The new CDMA version of Razr (for Verizon) will satisfy the appetite of Verizon Wireless subscribers who have long ogled over cingular and T-Mobiles Razr offerings. The Razr V3i aims to redeem Motorolas slightly tarnished reputation when it comes to MP3 phones. Unlike the Rocker which had only music going for it, with the Razr V3i the MP3 capability is essentially an add-on.

The motorola has not made a statement about the chosen carrier for the Motorola v3i many are speculating that cingular is the choice. Besides being Razr thin like the original razr v3 the new v3i has added appeal with the inclusion of the Apple i-Tunes software like on the Motorola Rokr released in September in by cingular, Apple and Motorola. cingular just slashed the price of the Motorola Rokr by 40% and several leading cell phone dealers like AmericanCell and YouNeverCall now have the Motorola phone available for free with the purchase of a new cingular plan.

Until now the Motorola Rokr is the only cell phone around that plays tunes from the iTunes Music Store. Another new addition to the ever increasing Motorola Razr family is new razr vc which operates on networks of CDMA standard wireless EVDO. Christmas holiday season shopping has now been enhanced with the inclusion of the Razr V3i which sports a 1.23-megapixel digital camera with 8x digital zoom, video capture and a full-screen viewfinder.

Additional features include a hot plugging memory card, a display with sixty-five K color support and built-in Bluetooth. For the late summer-early fall season Motorola earned a profit of $1.75 billion on revenue of $9.42 billion. Motorola stated that its monetary gains for this period were all due to the tremendous success of the Motorola razr v3. now Motorola is hoping to further push its financial gains for the next quarter! Well wait and see.

Sam Michelson is a cell phone maven with over 10 years of hi-tech product marketing experience. Over the past 3 years, his company YouNeverCall - http://www.younevercall.com has become one of the internet's most successful independent cell phone stores. Sam Michelson's blog http://www.mphone.net features many of his reviews and commentary on the cell phone industry and market trends.

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