Abstract
Nine healthy females aged 22 were studied in the morning after an overnight fast.
After feeding of fat (300kcal, 71% of energy from fat) with or without 2g of guar gum, the changes in the concentrations of serum lipids and plasma free amino acids were examined.
In the another experiment, after an overnight fasting blood samples were drawn and the concentrations of the serum lipids and plasma free amino acids were compared before and after feeding of 6g of guar gum per day for 4weeks.
1. Simultaneous intake of guar gum with fat had little effect on the concentration of serum lipids, and the concentrations of plasma free amino acids.
2. Long term feeding of guar gum depressed the concentration of FFA predominantly (p<0.05), and increased the concentrations of plasma free amino acids, especially Arg, Thr, Gly and Ileu (p<0.05).
