Category Archives: Guar Gum

High Fibre Diets Can Reduce Energy Intake

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Fibre has some interesting nutritional properties that may make it useful in the control of body weight. Removing fibre from the diet, as occurs when refined and processed starches are consumed, may therefore have detrimental effects. In fact, the typical … Continue reading →

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Is Fibre Conditionally Essential? More Evidence

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Dietary fibre is a heterogenous group of non-digestible plant polysaccharides. Dietary fibre has traditionally been considered required to add roughage to food, and little more. However, more recently dietary fibre of various varieties has been shown to have wide ranging … Continue reading →

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Guar Gum and Locust Bean Gum: Lower Plasma Cholesterol Levels

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Guar gum, locust bean gum and other viscous legume fibres may have beneficial effects at lowering levels of plasma lipids. The reason for this is not known, but may relate to the ability of the fibres to slow the absorption … Continue reading →

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