glucomannan

It's called glucomannan, but I call it super fiber!

The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010

It's called glucomannan, but I call it super fiber!

Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010

With the fiber, called glucomannan, just one in five kids had problems going to the bathroom.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

This returns the body to a normal state of structure and function. clinical studies listed in the bibliography of the book offer scientific evidence supporting the fact that Aloe Arborescens has a high concentration of complex sugars called glucomannan polysaccharides and as many as

NaturalNews.com 2009

It's made from konjac root (often called glucomannan) combined with sodium alginate (a seaweed) and xanthan gum (a common food thickener).

NaturalNews.com 2008

They're the ones that contain "glucomannan", a pectin like fibre that when mixed with water (or bodily fluids) forms a gel that according to one product's website, "multiplies in volume by 17 times" leading you to feel fuller (and apparently potentially cause you to choke to death or suffer a bowel obstruction).

Weighty Matters 2010

Effect of glucomannan on obese patients: A clinical study.

Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010

The use of highly purified glucomannan-based fibers in childhood obesity.

Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010

By now, you know that my favorite kind is glucomannan (GM), or konjac.

Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010

Chronic use of glucomannan in the dietary treatment of severe obesity.

Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010