Abstract
Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether soluble dietary fibers (SDFs) could protect against obesity by influencing weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat rate (BFR), visceral fat rate (VFR), or waistline. Methods We examined obese adult patients from western China at 0 and 3 weeks after an SDF diet. Index assessments of obesity including height, weight, BMI, BFR, VFR, and waistline were carried out. We used the Mann–Whitney U test to examine the difference between the usual diet and the SDF group. Results Weight, BMI, BFR, and waistline were reduced in both the control group and the SDF group (P < 0.001). The reduction of the four indices in the SDF group was significantly higher than in the control group (P < 0.001). Higher intake of various SDFs has significantly reduced the weight, BMI, BFR, and waistline than the usual diet group in obesity. Conclusion Our results indicated that increased intake of SDFs in the diet of obese patients would protect against obesity in the first 3 weeks.
Highlights
Dietary fibers (DFs) are distinguished as complex polysaccharides from plants that escape absorption in the small intestine during digestion and serve as dietary substrates for microbial communities that colonize the human gut [1]
50 patients who signed consent were enrolled in our trial. 25 participants were subject to a complex various Soluble dietary fibers (SDFs) (Magic Calorie, Du hui Health, Chen du) diet as the treatment group. e other 25 participants were subject to a usual diet as the control group. e baseline of participants was measured at the beginning (0 weeks) of the trial
Results from our investigation show that a soluble dietary fiber diet in the form of various compositions was significant against obesity in a China western population
Summary
Is study aimed to investigate whether soluble dietary fibers (SDFs) could protect against obesity by influencing weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat rate (BFR), visceral fat rate (VFR), or waistline. We examined obese adult patients from western China at 0 and 3 weeks after an SDF diet. Index assessments of obesity including height, weight, BMI, BFR, VFR, and waistline were carried out. BMI, BFR, and waistline were reduced in both the control group and the SDF group (P < 0.001). Higher intake of various SDFs has significantly reduced the weight, BMI, BFR, and waistline than the usual diet group in obesity. Our results indicated that increased intake of SDFs in the diet of obese patients would protect against obesity in the first 3 weeks
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