Last month I posted about trying glucomannan (my original
message is posted at the bottom of this message). After
trying it in various ways over the last month, I think it
might be something I'll keep using/testing. The ideal that
"glucomannan may delay the absorption of carbohydrates by
increasing gastric-emptying time and/or decreasing small
intestinal transit time," or that it "may also decrease the
intestinal absorption of cholesterol." Has a lot of appeal.
In short, the glucomannan pills I took didn't have a ~huge~
impact, but they did seem to aid me in getting past the late
night munchies habit. The effect could have been a shade of
placebo, but there was a physiological effect -- or so my
digestive track seemed to prove.
I started testing the Vitamin Shoppe - Glucomannan (3
capsules 1.99Gm - 1.5Gm of fiber, 10 cal) by taking them at
night around 2 hours before going to sleep. On the nights I
remembered to take caps (and the required amount of fluid) I
was able to get past my desire to snack right before sleeping.
They also seemed to help me with rebound hunger. Often it
seems that if I eat too much at a meal it will trigger a bad
case of rebound hunger (likely an insulin response) in 60-90
minutes. A few times I used the glucomannan to get pasted
that hunger period. Occasionally I tried them before lunch
and dinner, however since it was random I can't say for sure
they had any effect.
There has been a lot going to in my life as of late, but I
would like to try taking glucomannan in a more
measured/scientific way to see what effect they may have.
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As a lot of you know I'm always watching out for running
scientific research trials on exercise and low-carb. But
while looking through the volunteer listings in Craigslist
NYC I came upon a listing that claimed to be from a popular
women's magazine looking for women who wanted to lose weight
and wouldn't mind being track and reported. The interesting
part of the listing was that they wanted the women to use
glucomannan to aid them in their weight loss.
That make me look into what glucomannan is and how its used.
What a lot of people here might find interesting is that
shirataki noodles are made mostly out of glucomannan. The
research that I've found so far was done on a very limit
numbers of subjects, but the outcome was interesting. If
you read through the Wikipedia page check out the External
link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucomannan.
Personally, I've decided to try the supplement to see if it
could help in reducing my late night hunger. Also, even
though my cholesterol is in good shape, my intake is
probably low in water soluble fiber. Has anyone else use
glucomannan?
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