Effects of Daily Consumption of Psyllium, Oat Bran and PolyGlycopleX ® on Obesity-Related Disease Risk Factors: A Critical Review

Obesity is the cause of many debilitating physical, emotional, social and economic consequences [1]. World-wide rates of obesity have nearly doubled in the last three decades [2], a trend that shows no sign of abating [3,4]. More specifically, abdominal or central obesity is strongly associated with the development of metabolic syndrome (MS) [1]. This is thought to be due to the effects of the increased release of free fatty acids, inflammatory cytokines and other by-products from the adipocytes, generated by excess adiposity [1,5] These effects have also been observed in children that are overweight or obese [3,6,7].
Source: Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research