Glucomannan causes weight loss

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GLUCOMANNAN ADDED TO A NORMAL CALORIE DIET caused as much weight loss as a low calorie diet according a recent study.

For one month patients were either put on a diet of 2,000 calories per day and given one gram of glucomannan before breakfast and lunch or put on a diet of 1,200 calorie per day without glucomannan. The glucomannan group lost an average of 10.4 lbs compared to 10.7 lbs in the low calorie group. Glucomannan is a dietary fiber that has been a part of Japanese diet for 1,000 years.

REFERENCE

Herrera Pombo JL. Efficacy of a normocaloric diet in obesity treatment. International Journal of Obesity, May 1996, 20(Supplement 4):60 (abstract 03-135-WP1).

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