Viscosity of gums in vitro and their ability to reduce postprandial hyperglycemia in normal subjects
Experiments were carried out in vitro with three viscous polysaccharides (guar gum, pectin, and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)) of similar initial viscosity submitted to conditions that mimic events occurring in the stomach and duodenum, and their viscosity in these situations was compared to their ac...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1997-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997001200009 |