Table 1.

Characteristics of the Included Studies.

First Author, Year (Reference)	Location	Cases	Controls	Age	Gender, Males	Dose	Duration	Comparator	Energy Balance
Vuksan, 1999 [20]	Canada	11	11	60.4 ± 7.53	45.5%	0.7 g/100 kcal	16 weeks	Wheat bran	Isocaloric
Liu, 2002 [21]	China	30	30	52.1 ± 4.89	43.3%	6 g/d	1 month	Placebo	Isocaloric
Chen, 2003 [22]	Taiwan	22	22	64.2 ± 8.3	45.5%	1.2–3.6 g/d	4 weeks	Placebo	Isocaloric
Wang, 2006 [23]	China	124	124	57.7 ± 9.16	43.0%	15 g/d	12 weeks	Placebo	Isocaloric
Yoshida, 2006 [24]	Canada	13	13	56.8 ± 10.8	30.8%	10 g/d	3 weeks	Placebo	Isocaloric
Chearskul, 2007 [25]	Thailand	20	20	51.2 ± 2.21	50.0%	3 g/d	4 weeks	Placebo	Isocaloric