psyllium and Reduced Blood Cholesterol

• Psyllium supplementation and lipid profiles: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  • 2025-12
  • Review · n = 2,049
  • Genes & nutrition 20(1)
  • • Zeinab Gholami
    • Zamzam Paknahad

  • PubMed: 41366295
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12263-025-00786-5

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Blood Cholesterol

  • High evidence

  Psyllium showed a significant decrease in ... total Cholesterol; cholesterol: (Weighted Mean Differences: -9.05; 95% Confidence Intervals: -13.71, -4.40; p-value < 0.05)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

• From Husks and Seeds to Health: an Inevitable Outcome Rather than a Fluke.

  • 2026-02-26
  • Review
  • Current nutrition reports 15(1)
  • • Nevin Sanlier
    • Ebru Ozler

  • PubMed: 41741921
  • DOI: 10.1007/s13668-025-00722-4

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Blood Cholesterol

  • Low evidence

  Psyllium may help to regulate blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate