| 摘要 |
A composition for oral ingestion comprising powdered plant material from Opuntia ficus indica, powdered Psyllium (plantago ovata) husk and chitosan. Preferably, the composition comprises 1 to 4 parts by weight (100mg to 400mg) powdered plant material from Opuntia ficus indica; 0.5 to 1.5 part by weight (50mg to 150mg) powdered psyllium husk and 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight (50mg to 150mg) chitosan. Preferably the powdered plant material from Opuntia ficus indica is derived from leaves of cladodes of the plant in which at least 75% by weight of the powder particles have sizes 230 to 280µm. Preferably the composition is contained within a capsule and is useful for binding lipids passing through the gastrointestinal tract and thereby preventing or reducing absorption of the lipids.
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