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. 2019 Jun 27;11(7):1468. doi: 10.3390/nu11071468

Table 4.

Impact of fibre on overnutrition in human intervention studies.

Fibre Subject Information Duration Effect Reference
Oat β-glucan Overweight obese adults, aBMI = 25 to 45 kg/m2 12 weeks
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    Reduced bLDL cholesterol, total cholesterol and non-cHDL cholesterol

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    Reduced weight circumference

 [224]
Whole grain wheat bread BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 12 weeks
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    Reduced visceral fat area

 [225]
Whole grain wheat Post-menopausal women 12 weeks
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    Reduced body fat percentage

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    Controlled serum total and LDL cholesterol

 [226]
Recommended intake of dietary fibre Obese and overweight pregnant women (BMI = 30.7 kg/m2) Study began in early pregnancy (≤17 weeks)
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    Modulated gut microbiota

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    Lowered maternal inflammatory status

 [227]

aBMI, body mass index; bLDL, low density lipoprotein; cHDL, high density lipoprotein.