Natural diet ingredients - chitin

2014-06-04 classification: efficacy and action: 0 people commented that armour is known as the sixth life element It was discovered by French scholar blakeno in 1811 and extracted from the shell of crustacean by Eugene in 1823 In nature, chitin widely exists in the cells of lower plant fungi and algae, the shells of crustacean shrimp, crab and insects, and the cell walls of higher plants The chemical structure of chitin is very similar to that of plant cellulose Chitin is another kind of important polysaccharide besides cellulose Moreover, it has been found that chitin is the only edible animal fiber with cation in the world, which has the characteristics not possessed by cellulose Therefore, as a functional and healthy food, chitin is regarded as the sixth life element after protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin and inorganic salt by European and American academic circles Chitin extracted from chitin and chitin purified from chitin can enhance immunity, inhibit aging, prevent disease, promote recovery and rehabilitation of disease, and regulate physiological function of human body Its function of reducing fat and reducing weight is mainly achieved through the following ways: 1) blocking the absorption of cholesterol in the body After the cholesterol in food enters the human body, it needs to be converted into cholesterol ester through the action of enzyme to be absorbed by the intestine, and this process needs the participation of bile acid Bile acid is a kind of surfactant, which has emulsification effect on lipids However, chitosans are easy to combine with bile acids, and all of them will be discharged from the body, resulting in the disappearance of bile acids around cholesterol; at this time, this enzyme is unable to convert cholesterol into cholesterol esters which are easily absorbed by intestinal tract 2) Because chitosan is a cationic compound with positive charge chitin, it can gather around the negatively charged lipid drop in vivo, forming a barrier to hinder its absorption At the same time, it can also combine with bile acid, affect lipid emulsification and reduce its absorption 3) It can promote the conversion of cholesterol Cholesterol is converted into bile acid in the liver Bile acid is an important component of digestive fluid It has a certain reserve in the gallbladder Bile acid is usually absorbed from the small intestine to the liver after the digestion and absorption of fat This is the "enterohepatic circulation" of bile acid Because chitosan is easy to combine with bile acid and expel all of them So, in order to maintain the normal content of bile acid, it is necessary to convert cholesterol into bile acid in the liver, and the result must be the decrease of cholesterol content in the blood 4) To regulate the secretion of insulin, chitosan can adjust the pH value of body fluid to weak alkalinity, improve the utilization rate of insulin; at the same time, it can also regulate the endocrine function of the body, make insulin secretion normal, and inhibit the rise of blood sugar However, the majority of adult diabetes is related to obesity, which makes the sensitivity of receptor decrease or the number of receptor decrease; chitosan can eliminate the excess sugar and prevent the occurrence of obesity and diabetes At present, all kinds of weight-loss products on the market are mixed, good and bad, so when female friends lose weight, they should take some more safe, reliable quality, natural ingredients based weight-loss health care products According to the relevant requirements of the World Health Organization (who), weight-loss products should conform to the health concept of no anorexia, no diarrhea and no fatigue.