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Effect of pectin, guar gum, and wheat fibre on serum-cholesterol.
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Attention should be focused on fruit and vegetable gels rather than wheat fibre in the search of natural hypocholesterolaemic agents, according to this small study of healthy volunteers taking normal diet.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1975-05-17. It has received 291 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Guar gum & Guar.read more
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Beneficial Effects of High Dietary Fiber Intake in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Manisha Chandalia,Abhimanyu Garg,Dieter Lütjohann,K. von Bergmann,Scott M. Grundy,Linda J. Brinkley +5 more
TL;DR: A high intake of dietary fiber, particularly of the soluble type, above the level recommended by the ADA, improves glycemic control, decreases hyperinsulinemia, and lowers plasma lipid concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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A possible protective effect of nut consumption on risk of coronary heart disease. The Adventist Health Study.
TL;DR: The data strongly suggest that the frequent consumption of nuts may protect against risk of CHD events, and the favorable fatty acid profile of many nuts is one possible explanation for such an effect.
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Dietary fiber and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.
Mark A. Pereira,Éilis J. O'Reilly,Katarina Augustsson,Gary E. Fraser,Uri Goldbourt,Berit L. Heitmann,Göran Hallmans,Paul Knekt,Simin Liu,Pirjo Pietinen,Donna Spiegelman,June Stevens,Jarmo Virtamo,Walter C. Willett,Alberto Ascherio +14 more
TL;DR: Consumption of dietary fiber from cereals and fruits is inversely associated with risk of coronary heart disease.
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Effect of a low-glycemic index or a high-cereal fiber diet on type 2 diabetes : a randomized trial
David J.A. Jenkins,Cyril W.C. Kendall,Gail McKeown-Eyssen,Robert G. Josse,Jay Silverberg,Gillian L. Booth,Edward Vidgen,Andrea R. Josse,Tri H. Nguyen,Sorcha Corrigan,Monica S. Banach,Sophie Ares,Sandy Mitchell,Azadeh Emam,Livia S. A. Augustin,Tina Parker,Lawrence A. Leiter +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of low-glycemic index diets on glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes were evaluated in a randomized, parallel study at a Canadian university hospital research center.
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Colonic response to dietary fibre from carrot, cabbage, apple, bran, and guar gum
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors added approximately 20 g/day of concentrated dietary fibre from carrot, cabbage, apple, bran, and guar gum to the controlled basal diet of nineteen healthy volunteers.
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A simple method for the determination of serum cholesterol.
TL;DR: A simple modification of the method of Pearson, Stern and Mcgavack for serum cholesterol is described, and values obtained and the error due to bilirubin have been studied.
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Fiber and pectin in the diet and serum cholesterol concentration in man.
TL;DR: Ridly controlled experiments on middle-aged men subsisting on diets of natural foods with and without supplements of 15 g daily of either cellulose(fiber) or pectin failed to show any significant effect on serum cholesterol concentration from the cellulose but they did consistently show an effect from the pECTin.
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Effects of Dietary Supplements of Wheat Bran and Cellulose on Faeces and Bowel Function
TL;DR: In a study of bowel function in normal subjects wheat bran or cellulose was added to the diet for four weeks and stool weight increased and faecal bile acids did not increase but were diluted.
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Effect of bran on blood lipids and calcium.
Kenneth W. Heaton,E.W Pomare +1 more
TL;DR: There was a significant lowering of serum-triglycerides and plasma-calcium in fourteen subjects fed unprocessed wheat bran for 4-9 weeks.
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