抄録
The effect of pectin incorporated along with other natural foods in a slimming formula was tested on fourteen healthy Egyptian women, aged 23-46 years and with body mass index (BMI) between 27.6-44.9 for four weeks. The aim of using pectin was to ultimately promote intestinal satiety and assist the psychological tolerance of food reduction. The formula substituted for breakfast and dinner for the first three days, then breakfast only for the rest of the four weeks. Total caloric intake for the whole period did not exceed 1, 000kcal/day. The mean percent loss of weight and BMI was 5.84 and 5.95, respectively. There was a decrease in all anthropometric parameters, reaching statistical significance in the subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds. Fasting concentrations of serum total lipids, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and blood glucose decreased numerically only, while high density lipoprotein cholesterol increased by 19.28% and was statistically significant. No change was found in the level of haemoglobin, serum total protein, albumin, and globulin, but a numerical decrease was observed in the level of transaminases and alkaline phosphatase enzymes after the regimen. The resultant beneficial effect of even small amounts of pectin on weight reduction and on lipid metabolism is to be considered.
