title: Long-term animal feeding trial of the refined konjac meal. I. Effects of the refined konjac meal on the calcium and phosphorus metabolism and the bone in rat.
abstract: Effects of refined konjac meal (RKM) on the calcium and phosphorus metabolism and bone parameters were observed in rats of both sexes fed with food containing 1% of RKM for 18 months. A comparable group of rats fed on basic diet only was used as a control. Results obtained indicate that all the measured parameters (serum calcium and phosphorus level, femur weight and its calcium and phosphorus content, and the osteometry of the tibia) showed no significant difference between the experimental and the control groups. Thus there is no adverse effect either on the calcium and phosphorus metabolism or on the bone after a long-term intake at a moderate dosage.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Y Z
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D008351:Mannans; D010758:Phosphorus; C022901:(1-6)-alpha-glucomannan; D002118:Calcium