Effect of Konjac Glucomannan on Metabolic Responses and Appetite Regulation in Healthy Adults

Abstract

This research demonstrated the awareness of health benefits of DF but limited knowledge about the fibre content of food products in the study population. It also showed that smoothies were popular, but there were concerns about their sugar content. However, the fortification of fruit smoothies with KGM powder was challenging and caused undesirable rheological changes in smoothies. Importantly, KGM capsule consumption had a modest effect of on acute (2hr) improvements in appetite and metabolic response to sugar-rich smoothie ingestion. Additionally, the systematic review found some evidence on the beneficial chronic effect of supplementation with KGM capsules on body weight, glycaemic control, and lipid profile (total and LDL cholesterol).