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Gummies candy enriched with Konjac glucomannan reduces hunger intensity and waist circumference of overweight individuals.

  • 2023-01
  • 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

Study Design

Type
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
Population
42 participants aged 18 to 45 years who were overweight
Methods
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial; participants consumed for fourteen days, 2 candies per day, containing 250 mg of KGM or identical-looking placebo candy with 250 mg of flaxseed meal, shortly after breakfast and dinner
Blinding
Double-blind
Duration
fourteen days
Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is a herbal medicine with benefits in appetite control, body weight and biochemical parameters in overweight individuals. The objective of our work was to evaluate the effect of the consumption of gummy candy enriched with KGM on appetite, to evaluate anthropometric data, biochemical and oxidative stress markers in overweight individuals. Forty-two participants aged 18 to 45 years completed our randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Participants were randomly assigned to consume for fourteen days, 2 candies per day, containing 250 mg of KGM or identical-looking placebo candy with 250 mg of flaxseed meal, shortly after breakfast and dinner. As a result, we observed that there was a reduction in waist circumference and in the intensity of hunger/satisfaction of the participants who consumed KGM for fourteen days, and we believe that a longer consumption time as well as an increase dose of KGM contribute to even more satisfactory body results.

Research Insights

  • Konjac→Reduced Hunger Intensity

    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
    Dose
    250 mg per candy, 2 candies per day (500 mg/day)
  • Konjac→Reduced Waist Circumference

    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
    Dose
    250 mg per candy, 2 candies per day (500 mg/day)
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