Table 4.

Effect of food fiber and added fiber on body and blood lipid characteristics compared with a control diet¹

		Statistically lower than the control
Diet	Fiber	Weight	BMI	Percent body fat	TG	Insulin	LDL cholesterol
	g/d
Control	20
Healthy pattern fiber-rich foods	31	↓	↓		↓	↓	↓
Dietary fiber supplement	55	↓	↓	↓			↓
Healthy pattern + dietary fiber supplement	59	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓

¹Adapted from (33) with permission. 12 wk in overweight and diabetic subjects, n ≥ 15/group.