Guar — answers to guar gum
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A soluble fiber ground from the seed of the guar plant, a legume grown mainly in India and Pakistan. In supplements it usually appears as a fine powder or thickening agent.
Why it’s used
Taken as a source of soluble fiber, often for support with post-meal blood sugar response, cholesterol, or a feeling of fullness.
What the evidence is for
reducing the rise in blood glucose after a meal.
What the evidence says
The European Food Safety Authority has recognized guar gum's soluble fiber content as supporting a reduced rise in blood glucose after a meal when it replaces other carbohydrate sources. Evidence for weight loss is weaker; a Cochrane-type review of guar gum trials for obesity found no consistent effect and noted gastrointestinal side effects.
Context
Trials supporting the glycemic-response claim generally used guar gum consumed with or added to a meal rather than at other times of day. Weight-loss trials used higher intakes over weeks and did not show benefit.
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