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The Effect of Different Dosages of Guar Gum on Gastric Emptying and Small Intestinal Transit of a Consumed Semisolid Meal

Michiel A. van Nieuwenhoven, PhD, Eva M.R. Kovacs, MSc, Robert-Jan M. Brummer, MD, PhD, Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga, PhD and Fred Brouns, PhD

Department of Gastroenterology (M.A.v.N., R.-J.M.B.), Maastricht University, THE NETHERLANDS
Department of Human Biology (E.M.R.K., M.S.W.-P), Maastricht University, THE NETHERLANDS
Eridania Béghin-Say (F.B.), Brussels, BELGIUM



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  		Fig. 1. Viscosity plots of the semi-solid meal and the semi-solid meal with added 4.5 g guar gum.

 


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  		Fig. 2. The effect of different dosages of guar gum on the gastric emptying rate (mean ±SD, n=8, p=0.86).

 


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  		Fig. 3. The effect of different dosages of guar gum on the parameter of intestinal transit (PIT) (mean ±SD, n=8, p=0.52).

 




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