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Aug 20, 2002: One of my favorite
obesity scientists has written an editorial on herbal thermogenic supplements in The International Journal Of Obesity And Related Metabolic Disorders.
I think you'll find this interesting reading. Dulloo's editorial explores the discrepancy
between the excellent safety record of ephedrine/caffeine under the Danish system (where
it is a prescription drug called Letigen) and the FDA's anecdotal adverse event reports. I
also include my own analysis and explain how the chain of events suggests that a
phenomenon called the nocebo effect probably plays a large
role in the discrepancy.
 There are still
a few things I need to find out before I can publish my next post on chitosan. However,
I've gotten a lot of mail on this so I'll give you a mini update right now. I've been
experimenting with Vanson's fast-dissolving chitosan. You
might want to check out Vanson's
web site -- they have a lot of interesting information. From what I can tell it this
point, it seems to work quite well even when taken right before meals. It is nice not to
have to take it a half hour or so before the meal. Vanson's chitosan tends to be a bit
more expensive than regular slow-dissolving types of chitosan, but I've found a very economical source of this high-quality Vanson
chitosan: VitaminProShop is currently selling 180 capsule bottles (500 mg per cap)
for only $18.99.
At this time, I'm not entirely sure if you need to take vitamin C with Vanson's
fast-dissolving chitosan. This is one of the things that I am looking into. But for the
time being I have been taking 1 gram of vitamin C with every 3 grams of chitosan, as
discussed in my Chitosan Versus Xenical post. I've
been getting good results with this combo, and I really like the convenience of being able
to take it right before meals.
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Dulloo's Editorial On Herbal Thermogenics
Top obesity scientist tells FDA the use of ephedrine/caffeine is
"both necessary and ethically justified."
Chitosan Weight Loss Experiment Update
My second megadose chitosan weight loss experiment shows that humans
really can achieve the same spectacular weight loss results as the animal chitosan
studies! But what would Sun Tzu (author of "The Art Of War") think about using
this radical weight loss method to win the war against obesity?
Health Canada Bans Thermogenic Supplements
Under the guise of protecting the public, the ever-growing global
nanny state sacrifices science, truth and obese people.
Chitosan Versus Xenical
Is chitosan just another scam, or does it really block a significant
amount of fat like Xenical? And if chitosan is a scam, why does Roche have a patent on it?
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