ChitoRich when combined with a healthy diet and exercise program, allows you to live your life sensibly.

• Reduces Excess Fat Absorption
• Supports Healthy Digestion
• Twice As Effective As The Original ChitoRich Formula

Be honest. Sometimes your greatest dietary temptation is freshly baked cookies or desserts. Unicity has good news. Say goodbye to your strict no-fat, no-fun diet. Our innovative, new and improved ChitoRich reduces your body's excess fat absorption while supporting healthy digestion. ChitoRich is created from the most potent fat reducing ingredients extracted from nature's richest resources, including desert cactus, ocean crustaceans, aloe vera, and broccoli. Make ChitoRich part of your balanced nutrition routine, and help yourself to an occasional dessert.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Many dieticians and clinicians claim that the optimal dietary-fat intake is approximately 30 percent of total caloric intake. However, due to fast food and other modern food preferences, intake of dietary fat has skyrocketed.

There are different types of fats, or lipids, within the body. Most are important as a source of high-energy compounds as well as components of many structural elements in the body. Fats are composed of long chains of carbon atoms with various amounts of hydrogen atoms attached. These carbon chains can vary in length from short to medium to long. Depending upon the way in which the hydrogen atoms are attached, a fat can be either saturated or unsaturated.

Though cholesterol can be considered a fat, it is also classified as a sterol and forms the basis for the production of compounds that regulate metabolic functions. It is not only consumed in the diet but also produced in the liver. High cholesterol is dangerous to health, and diets high in saturated fats tend to increase blood levels of harmful fats that can affect cardiovascular health. Diets high in fiber tend to reduce the absorption of various fats.

Fats and cholesterol are transported in the blood by lipoproteins. There are two types of lipoproteins: HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and LDL (low-density lipoprotein). LDL transports cholesterol in the blood and deposits it along the walls of the arteries for storage. Accumulation of this LDL can potentially damage the arterial wall. HDL blocks the entrance of LDL into the arterial wall and carries away excess cholesterol.

FAQs

Q: Why is the new ChitoRich formulation better?
A: The new, improved ChitoRich contains not only chitosan, a fat-binding fiber derived from shellfish, but also NeOpuntia, an extract from the cactus Opuntia ficus-indica that also binds to fat. With the combination of chitosan and NeOpuntia, ChitoRich can now bind twice as much fat as the old formula.

Q: Is there anyone who should not consume the new ChitoRich?
A: ChitoRich is not recommended for people who have shellfish allergies or for pregnant or lactating women.

Q: Can I take ChitoRich with other supplements?
A: Because ChitoRich helps the body eliminate fat without fully digesting it, it is recommended that you take ChitoRich two hours before or after taking any fat-soluble supplements.

Q: When should ChitoRich be consumed?
A: ChitoRich should be taken with meals that contain fat.

Q: If I consume a meal that contains more fat, can I take more ChitoRich?
A: Yes. If you are consuming a meal high in fat, you can take an extra capsule or two.

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