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Guar Gum Lowers Cholesterol by 10% to 15%
Open studies in hypercholesterolaemia with guar gum, a dietary fibre obtained from Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, have shown 10% to 15% reductions...
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Guar Gum Slows Gastric Emptying
The aim of the present study was to investigate how guar gum viscosity acts on starch digestion and glucose absorption...
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Guar Gum to Combat Obesity
The number of hypercholesterolemic and hyperglycemic people is increasing rapidly in the world. The prevention against these health problems is...
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Guar Gum and Other Soluble Fiber for Type II Diabetics
Objective: The prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically in recent years. However, the role of dietary fiber in blood glucose...
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Guar Gum and Satiety
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a completely soluble fiber on fasting and postprandial hormone levels, respiratory quotient (RQ) and...
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Guar Gum, Insulin, Hunger, and Weight Loss
1. The effect of a palatable granulated guar-gum preparation (10 g twice daily) was studied in obese subjects. The acute...
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Guar Gum, Cholesterol, and Triglycerides
This study assessed the effect of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) in yogurt on the elevation of postprandial serum lipid...
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Legume Power
To identify protective dietary predictors amongst long-lived elderly people (N= 785), the "Food Habits in Later Life "(FHILL) study was...
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Diabetes Reduces Cognitive Function
From press release:Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease...
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