Psyllium Supplementation in Adolescents Improves Fat Distribution & Lipid Profile: A Randomized, Participant-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial

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Psyllium Supplementation in Adolescents Improves Fat Distribution & Lipid Profile: A Randomized, Participant-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Trial

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AimsWe aimed to assess the effects of psyllium supplementation on insulin sensitivity and other parameters of the metabolic syndrome in an at risk adolescent population. MethodsThis study encompassed a participant-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Subjects were 47 healthy adolescent males aged 15–16 years, recruited from secondary schools in lower socio-economic areas with high rates of obesity. Participants received 6 g/day of psyllium or placebo for 6 weeks, with a t...

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27 Jul, 2012

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Martin de Bock / José G. B. Derraik / Christine M. Brennan / Janene B. Biggs / Greg C. Smith / David Cameron-Smith / Clare R. Wall / Wayne S. Cutfield

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https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Psyllium_Supplementation_in_Adolescents_Improves_Fat_Distri...

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psyllium / supplementation / adolescents / improves / lipid / crossover / Medicine / Genetics / Physiology / Biochemistry / Chemistry

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