{"id":29535,"date":"2025-01-27T20:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losebig.gr\/glucomannan\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:13:35","slug":"glucomannan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/en\/glucomannan\/","title":{"rendered":"Glucomannan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29535\" class=\"elementor elementor-29535 elementor-24529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b94dbbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b94dbbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338c5a0 heading elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"338c5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH FOR <br><u>Glucomannan<\/u><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4370b87 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4370b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Glucomannan, derived from the tuber Amorphophallus konjac. It is known for its significant water absorption capacity, aiding weight loss by delaying gastric emptying and enhancing satiety. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-f183d22 wd-section-stretch e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f183d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a706890 heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a706890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> <u>Glucomannan<\/u><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a9b00 text-center color-scheme-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a9b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A small piece of a much larger puzzle in effective weight loss efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac0b3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aac0b3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8048f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8048f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b737c36 txt-no-col color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b737c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Glucomannan forms highly viscous solutions when dissolved in water, due to its high water-holding capacity. This fibre is known to have saturating, laxative and hypocholesterolemic properties. <\/p>\n<p>The study also reported that diabetic patients who consumed glucomannan improved their glycaemic control and peripheral insulin sensitivity in the glycaemic\/insulinemic state.*<\/p>\n<p><small>* Devaraj RD, Reddy CK, Xu B. Health-promoting effects of konjacglucomannan and its practical applications: a critical review. Int J BiolMacromol. 2019 Apr 1;126:273-281. doi:10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2018.12.203. Epub 2018 Dec 23. PMID: 30586587.<\/small><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1defa70 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1defa70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan.jpg 845w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-384x300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-600x469.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-250x195.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fbdf2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9fbdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24538\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-02.jpg 845w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-02-384x300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-02-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-02-600x469.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.losebig.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Studies-Glucomannan-02-250x195.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49aa376 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49aa376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ec096 txt-no-col color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8ec096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>J Obes clinical study done in 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 50 participants aged 18 and 65 years for 8 weeks and having a body mass index (BMI) \u226525 and \u226435, the primary outcomes included weight loss, while secondary outcomes included change in body composition and metabolic characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>The study also monitored gastrointestinal tolerance and safety, recording symptoms and laboratory results for liver and kidney function.**<\/p>\n<p><small>** Keithley JK, Swanson B, Mikolaitis SL, DeMeo M, Zeller JM, Fogg L, Adamji J. Safety and efficacy of glucomannan for weight loss in overweight and moderately obese adults. J Obes. 2013;2013:610908. doi: 10.1155\/2013\/610908. epub 2013 Dec 30. PMID: 24490058; PMCID: PMC3892933.<\/small><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESEARCH FOR Glucomannan Glucomannan, derived from the tuber Amorphophallus konjac. 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