Guar gum: A miracle therapy for hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia and obesity

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Butt, Masood Sadiq ^a   Shahzadi, Naureen ^a   Sharif, Mian Kamran ^a   Nasir, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Composite flour chapaties; Diet diversification; Dietary fibers; Guar gum; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperglycemia; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GALACTAN; GUAR GUM; MANNAN; PLANT GUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIETARY FIBER; GALACTANS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MANNANS; OBESITY; PLANT GUMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; PRIMATES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247592363     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390600846267     Document Type: Article

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