CellWell record HH-19222
Guar gum reduces postprandial hypotension in older people
Jones KL et al.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ยท 2001
In plain language
Guar gum added to an oral glucose load slowed gastric emptying and reduced the size of the post-meal blood pressure fall in older adults. Evidence that viscous fiber changes the rate at which nutrients reach the small intestine, measured on a second endpoint.
- Evidence
- Established
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Studied in
- Human
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