THE INFLUENCE OF KONJAC FOOD ON HUMAN LIPID METABOLISM
- VernacularTitle:魔芋食品对人体脂质代谢影响的研究
- Author:
Maoyu ZHANG
;
Chengyu HUANG
;
Xu WANG
;
Junrong HONG
;
Shusheng PENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Konjac flour HDL-C LDL-C apoB100
- From:
Acta Nutrimenta Sinica
1956;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With food containing konjac flour, a 45-day-long feeding trial on 110 old people suffering from hyperlipidemia was conducted to observe the effect of konjac food on lipid metabolism of human beings.The konjac flour was from Amorphophallus konjac, a kind of traditional food, with trace protein and very low energy, but rich in dietary fibre composed mainly of gluco-mannan.The results obtained were as follows;1.After having konjac flour 5g/day as a supplement of their regular meal for 45 days, concentration of TG, TC and LDLC in the serum of the experimental subjects decreased significantly (P
