Yacon and Improved Bowel Function

• Consumption of yacon flour improves body composition and intestinal function in overweight adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

  • 2018-12-29
  • RCT · n = 13
  • Clinical nutrition ESPEN 29
  • • Adriane M Machado
    • Nayara B M da Silva
    • José Benício P Chaves
    • Rita de Cássia G Alfenas

  • PubMed: 30661690
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2018.12.082

  7 Insights on

  • Improved Bowel Function

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  improved bowel function in comparison to the control group

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  25 g of yacon flour (0.1 g of FOS/kg body weight)