Table 2.
Study Type | Nature of Participants | Duration Administered | Type and Dose of Fiber Administered | Main Findings | References |
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Randomized, double-blind parallel-group design controlled trial | Hypercholesterolemic adults | 6 weeks | 6 g concentrated β-glucan/day | Reduced total and LDL cholesterol | [93] |
Randomized, single-blind, controlled, crossover intervention trial | Impaired glucose tolerance participants | 18 weeks | 15 g arabinoxylan/day | Improved fasting serum glucose | [94] |
Randomized, single-blind, controlled, crossover intervention trial | Healthy and glucose intolerant subjects | one year | 6 g of fiber partially hydrolyzed guar gum with each meal | Reduced postprandial plasma glucose, postprandial insulin, triacylglycerol levels | [95] |
Randomized, single-blind, controlled, crossover intervention trial | Pre and post-menopausal, hypercholesterolemic women | 6 weeks | 5 g psyllium/day | Reduced total cholesterol for post-menopausal women but not in pre-menopausal women | [96] |
Randomized, crossover, a single-blind, dietary intervention | Free-living subjects | 28 days | Control diet: 25 g dietary fiber/day; LKFibre * diet: 55 g dietary fiber/day | Reduced total and LDL cholesterol | [97] |
Clinical trial study | Healthy subjects; type-2-diabetes and pre-diabetics subjects. |
16 weeks | 10 g/day gum Arabic | Decrease in glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAc1), decrease fasting blood glucose, health improvement | [98] |
* LKF—lupin kernel fibers.