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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2005.34.5.644

Effects of Herb and Fiber-Rich Dietary Supplement on Body Weight, Body Fat, Blood Lipid Fractions and Bowel Habits in Collegians  

Lee, Bog-Hieu (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University)
Cho, Kyong-Dong (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.34, no.5, 2005 , pp. 644-651 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dietary supplement mainly made of herb and fiber was examined whether it could reduce body weight and fat, modify blood lipid concentrations and bowel habits in 30 collegians without intentional diet restriction or lifestyle change for 5 weeks. Free-living subjects were required to take diet pills 2 times daily 30 minutes before meals. Before the study began, 24 hr recall diet record and the questionnaires had been collected. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist and hip circumferences, triceps and abdomen skinfold thickness, and body fat) were performed and blood samples were withdrawn before and after the study. Blood lipid fractions analyzed were total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. After the trial, body weight, body mass index, and percent ideal body weight of the subjects were reduced to mean of 0.5 kg, 0.2 and $0.9\%$, respectively (p<0.05). Percent body fat, triceps and abdomen skinfold thickness, and waist and hip circumferences were all reduced significantly except for $\%$ abdominal fat, but $\%$ body muscle mass increased from $36.5\%$ to $37.4\%$ (p=0.000). TC and TG were remarkably diminished (p<0.01) and LDL-cholesterol tended to decrease, but no change was observed in HDL-cholesterol. Bowel movements were also increased (p<0.01). In conclusion, this specific herb and fiber-rich dietary supplement reduced body weight and body fat indices, improved anthropometric indices, modified blood lipid fractions and bowel movement desirably. The study suggest that herb and fiber-rich dietary supplement might help control body weight, body fat loss and adult diseases positively.
Keywords
herb and fiber; dietary supplement; body weight reduction; blood lipid; bowel habits;
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