Will Optimum TrimTM block the absorption of vitamins and minerals from fruits and vegetables?
No. Optimum TrimTM does not work the same way as the fat blocking diet products on the market such as Olestra. In a four-week study conducted in Holland, 3 gm/day (equivalent to just 6 potato chips) of sucrose polyester (the general name for olestra-like chemicals) caused a 20% decline in beta-carotene levels and a 38% decrease in lycopene, another key carotenoid (Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 62:591 (1995)). There are numerous studies about the malnutrition effects of these types of diet products because they interfere with the fat soluble vitamins A, K, D and E, all a key to nutritional status.
