Descripción
- Glucomannan is one type of water soluble fiber
- Degraded by bacteria colonizing the human gut
- Glucomannan role in promoting weight loss is to reduce the absorption of fat and protein from the diet
- Glucomannan delays gastric emptying and slows the transit of food in the small intestine
Glucomannan is one type of water soluble fiber . Glucomannan role in promoting weight loss is to reduce the absorption of fat and protein from the diet by limiting the contact of nutrients from the intestinal villi . Furthermore, in the stomach to form a sticky gel glucomannan delays gastric emptying and slows the transit of food in the small intestine . This causes a feeling of fullness , resulting in a reduction in food intake .
