Abstract
Although a cholesterol-lowering effect of dietary fiber derived from gum arabic or apples has been demonstrated ( (1) Ross A.R.M. Eastwood M.A. Anderson J.A. Douglas D.M.W. A study of the effects of gum arabic in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 1983; 37: 368-375 Google Scholar , (2) Sharma R.D. Hypocholesterolemic effect of gum acacia in men. Nutr Res. 1985; 5: 1321-1326 Google Scholar , (3) Mayne P.D. McGill A.R. Gormley T.R. Tomkin G.H. Julian T.R. O'Moore R.R. The effects of apple fibre on diabetic control and plasma lipids. Irish J Med Sci. 1982; 151: 36-41 Google Scholar , (4) Sable-Amplis R. Sicart R. Agid R. Further studies on the cholesterol-lowering effect of apple in human Biochemical mechanisms involved. Nutr Res. 1983; 3: 325-328 Google Scholar ), little research exists that examines the potential cholesterol-lowering effects of combinations of these fibers. The purpose of this study was to determine the combined effect of fiber derived from apple pulp and gum arabic on blood cholesterol levels in men with mild hypercholesterolemia.
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