What are the benefits of taking glucomannan?
Because glucomanna is a fiber, it can be beneficial in both weight loss and maintain levels of healthy weight. It does this by expanding your stomach and absorbing fats. These absorbed fats are eliminated from the body and do not go through the digestion process, thus nullifying their caloric effect. Glucomanna also plays another role in weight loss by occupying space in your stomach to give you a feeling of fullness – meaning you’ll eat less. In obese patients, taking 1 gram of glucomannan with 8 ounces (250 ml) of water 1 hour before each of 3 meals daily over 8 weeks resulted in an average weight loss of 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg). Glucomannan has demonstrated statistically significant improvements in the total cholesterol of obese patients. In healthy men, 4 weeks of taking 3.9 grams of glucomannan decreased total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and systolic blood pressure; notably, triglycerides dropped by 23%. Glucomannan has also been tested in children with high c
