Abstract:Background: Recently, we showed that konjac glucomannan (KGM) inhibited rice gruel-induced postprandial elevation of plasma glucose and insulin. To extend that research, we investigated the effects of adding KGM to rice gruel on pre- and postprandial circulating lipoprotein lipase (LPL), glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored high-density lipoprotein-binding protein 1 (GPIHBP1), and triglyceride concentrations. Methods: Twenty-four Japanese male subjects without diabetes or gastrointestinal diseases (aged 46–56… Show more
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