- Consuming a diet with adequate fiber is associated with maintaining a healthy weight.
- An animal study recently investigated which form of fiber might be most effective.
- Beta-glucan, a fiber found in cereals and oats, came out on top.
A new study using a mouse model of obesity concludes that a type of fiber called beta-glucan induced more weight loss than other forms of fiber.
If the results are confirmed in human studies, the authors suggest that beta-glucan may be a “promising dietary…
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