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How a special fiber helps control hunger and weight

Original Title

Effects of targeted delivery of propionate to the human colon on appetite regulation, body weight maintenance and adiposity in overweight adults

Summary

This study tested a special fiber that delivers a gut-friendly chemical directly to the colon to help control appetite and weight

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58%
Moderate QualityOverall Score

Publication

Journal

Gut

Year

2014

Authors

E. Chambers, A. Viardot, A. Psichas, D. Morrison, K. Murphy, S. Zac-Varghese, K. Macdougall, T. Preston, Catriona Tedford, G. Finlayson, J. Blundell, Jimmy D Bell, Elizabeth Louise Thomas, S. Mt-Isa, D. Ashby, G. Gibson, S. Kolida, W. Dhillo, S. Bloom, W. Morley, S. Clegg, G. Frost

Open Access
1157 citations
DOI:10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307913
PubMed:25500202
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