title: Effects of guar-pasta on serum lipid levels in obese diabetic and non-diabetic women with normal lipids.
abstract: Alternative medications for hyperlipidemia management have been continuously searched for above all because currently employed drugs appear not to be effective or are poorly tolerated. Fibers, such as guar-gum, seem to be able to reduce cholesterol levels, but their extensive and long-term use is beset by the high incidence of gastrointestinal side-effects. In this study the administration of guar-enriched pasta has proved to reduce fasting and post-prandial cholesterol levels significantly in 15 obese normocholesterolemic women (5 diabetics and 10 non-diabetics). The women reported good palatableness of guar-pasta without any side-effects.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Malattie del Ricambio, Università di Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tognarelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miccoli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Giampietro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciccarone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giovannitti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolotto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Penno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Navalesi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005685:Galactans; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008351:Mannans; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D053149:Plant Gums
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005685:Galactans; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; D002784:Cholesterol; C007894:guar gum