Abstract
The authors studied the behavior of body weight, blood glucose, total serum cholesterol, and hunger and satiety sensation in 30 patients treated for 60 days with a 1.200 kcal (5040 kj) diet plus either placebo or glucomannane. All the variables considered show that the low-calorie diet plus glucomannane is more effective than the low-calorie diet alone.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Randomized Controlled Trial
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Body Mass Index
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Body Weight / drug effects
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Cathartics / administration & dosage
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Diet, Reducing
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Dietary Fiber / administration & dosage
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Double-Blind Method
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Transit / drug effects
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Humans
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Mannans / administration & dosage*
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Mannans / pharmacology
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Obesity / drug therapy*
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Obesity / metabolism
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Obesity, Morbid / drug therapy
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Obesity, Morbid / metabolism
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Satiation / drug effects*
Substances
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Cathartics
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Dietary Fiber
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Mannans
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(1-6)-alpha-glucomannan