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Effects of Cactus Fiber on the Excretion of Dietary Fat in Healthy Subjects: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Clinical Investigation

BACKGROUND: Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) fiber was shown to promote weight loss in a 3-month clinical investigation. As demonstrated by in vitro studies, cactus fiber binds to dietary fat and its use results in reduced absorption, which in turn leads to reduced energy absorption and ultimately the...

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Autores principales: Uebelhack, Ralf, Busch, Regina, Alt, Felix, Beah, Zhi-Ming, Chong, Pee-Win
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4109417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25067985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.curtheres.2014.02.001