Effect of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) on colonic transit time in healthy volunteers.
- 2008-09-10
- RCT
- Digestion 78(1)
- M Geyer
- I Manrique
- L Degen
- C Beglinger
- PubMed: 18781073
- DOI: 10.1159/000155214
- High evidence
- Adults
...the consistency showed a tendency for softer stools as assessed by a numerical depicted stool protocol. Neither parameter did, however, reach statistical significance.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 20 g daily (equal to 6.4 g FOS)