As they metabolize some of the fiber you eat, these friendly microbes produce molecules called «short - chain fatty acids,» which have been associated with a decrease in cancerous colonic cells,
reduction of serum cholesterol, and maintenance of both healthy blood sugar levels and healthy intestinal tract cell walls.
Not exact matches
More concerning, those who had the greater
reduction in
serum cholesterol had a higher rate
of death.
Restorative yoga poses help us learn to relax and rest deeply and completely, During deep relaxation, all the organ systems
of the body are benefited, and a few
of the measurable results
of deep relaxation are the
reduction of blood pressure,
serum triglycerides and blood sugar levels in the blood, the increase
of the «good
cholesterol» levels, as well as improvement in digestion, fertility, elimination, the
reduction of muscle tension, insomnia and generalized fatigue.
Serum cholesterol may be further reduced by a
reduction in the release
of insulin after meals.
Since insulin is known to promote
cholesterol synthesis in the liver, a
reduction in the absorption
of glucose after meals through the consumption
of fiber can help to control
serum cholesterol levels.
According to this re-analysis, these patients experienced a 22 % higher risk
of death for each 30 mg / dfL
reduction in
serum cholesterol (Ramsden et al., 2016).
A small - scale human trial published in The American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition showed that when healthy men ingested a daily helping
of 25 grams
of gum acacia, the only effects experienced were a slight
reduction in
cholesterol serum and an increase in breath hydrogen, which is a marker
of intestinal bacteria metabolism.
In addition, in the ketogenic group a significant
reduction of the fasting measured
serum triglyceride concentration and the LDL / HDL
cholesterol quotient at the end
of the study was found.
According the Journal
of Medicinal Food, researchers from Kyoto, Japan chlorella intake resulted in noticeable
reductions in body fat, fasting blood glucose levels, and total
serum cholesterol.
Since that time, there have been a number
of studies with guar gum supplemen - tation that resulted in a
reduction in
serum cholesterol concentrations
of between 11 and 15 percent (Anderson and Tietyen - Clark, 1986).
The results
of these clinical trials consistently showed a significant
reduction of serum LDL
cholesterol levels and incidence
of cardiovascular events.
For example, in the oat bran meta - analysis, using a 1.2 percent
reduction in
serum cholesterol per gram
of oat bran (the midpoint
of the range
of 0.1 to 2.5 percent) and multiplying by 2 (proposed 2 percent
reduction for risk
of CHD for every 1 percent
reduction in
serum cholesterol) would suggest a reduced risk
of CHD
of 2.4 percent / g
of oat bran consumed.
Reduction in serum cholesterol accounted for ≈ 50 % of the total reduction in CHD mortalit
Reduction in
serum cholesterol accounted for ≈ 50 %
of the total
reduction in CHD mortalit
reduction in CHD mortality».
Gold and coworkers (1980) did not observe
reductions in
serum cholesterol concentrations following the consumption
of 10 g
of pectin with 100 g
of glucose.
Since 1975 there have been a number
of studies with guar gum supplementation and findings
of an 11 to 16 percent
reduction in
serum cholesterol concentration (Anderson and Tietyen - Clark, 1986; Penagini et al., 1986).
368 DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES for CHD for every 1 percent
reduction in
serum cholesterol (Lipid Research Clinics Program, 1984), these results suggest substantial benefits from consumption
of high amounts
of viscous Dietary and Functional Fibers and support the epidemiological findings regarding fiber and CHD.
A meta - analysis
of 20 trials that used high doses
of oat bran, which is rich in viscous Dietary Fiber, showed that the
reductions in
serum cholesterol concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 2.5 percent / g
of intake (Ripsin et al., 1992).