Background The role of dietary fiber in obesity management remains debatable. Evidence
suggests that intake of viscous fiber may have the potential to facilitate weight loss. Objective …

Background Dietary fiber has played a consistent role in weight management, with efficacy
potentially attributed to increased viscous fiber consumption. Purpose To summarize the …

Background There is strong epidemiologic evidence that dietary fiber intake is protective
against overweight and obesity; however, results of intervention studies have been mixed …

Obesity is a prominent health problem in the developed world, and leads to other metabolic
diseases. Besides exercise and physical activity, a dietary regimen of fiber-rich food could …

Viscous dietary fiber consumption lowers the postprandial glucose curve and may decrease
obesity and associated comorbidities such as insulin resistance and fatty liver. We …

Epidemiologic studies have shown that fiber intake is associated with a lower body weight.
Satiety and energy intake are possible explanations for this effect. The purpose of this study …

Abstract “Dietary fibre” represents a wide spectrum of polysaccharides that escape digestion
in the human gastrointestinal tract. The term has been widely associated with positive health …

OBJECTIVE Evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) suggests that viscous
dietary fiber may offer beneficial effects on glycemic control and, thus, an improved …

Purpose: This review focuses on the health benefits of viscous versus nonviscous soluble
fibers, why symptoms can occur with increased fiber consumption, and how to avoid …

Dietary fibres are believed to reduce subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight.
However, different types of dietary fibre may affect these outcomes differently. The aim of this …