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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Konjac and Reduced Hunger Intensity

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 500 (median 500, IQR 500–500) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 2 weeks · IQR 2 weeks–2 weeks · Range 2 weeks–2 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Gummies candy enriched with Konjac glucomannan reduces hunger intensity and waist circumference of overweight individuals.
- 2023-01
- RCT
- International journal of biological macromolecules 226
- - Ana Carolina Santos Fernandes
  - Luana Muxfeldt
  - Neli Gehlen Motta
  - Calinca Skonieski
  - Karina Raquel Fagundes
  - Gabriela Sandri
  - Daniel Barbosa de Chaves
  - Gabriela Suthovski
  - André Lazarin Gallina
  - Stífani Machado Araujo
  - Dalila Moter Benvegnú
- PubMed: 36435474
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.232
2 Insights on
- Reduced Hunger Intensity
- High evidence
- Clinical
reduction in waist circumference and in the intensity of hunger/satisfaction of the participants who consumed KGM for fourteen days
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
250 mg per candy, 2 candies per day (500 mg/day)