Obes Rev：食用车前草或降低患上代谢综合症的风险

根据一项于2012年8月5日在线发表在Obesity Reviews期刊上的研究，食用车前车纤维补充剂(psyllium fiber supplement)与患上代谢综合症(metabolic syndrome)的风险因子下降相关联。

澳大利亚科廷大学研究员Sebely Pal博士和Simone Radavelli-Bagatini综述了1980到2012年发表的文献来研究车前车对患上代谢综合症的风险因子产生的影响。

研究人员发现食用车前草给代谢综合症中的几种组分---包括在人类和动物体内，改善的葡萄糖水平、胰岛素反应和血压以及改善的脂质谱---带来益处。在大多数研究中，科学家们报道在食用车前草之后，人们的食欲下降。

作者们写道，“总之，车前草补充剂可能有益于给表现出代谢综合症风险因子---如血胆固醇过高、血甘油三酯过多和血糖过多---的病人。它可能在控制体重、身体组分、食欲和血压中发挥着作用，不过人们还需要进一步开展研究。”

本文编译自Psyllium reduces metabolic syndrome risk factors

doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01020.x
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Effects of psyllium on metabolic syndrome risk factors

S. Pal*, S. Radavelli-Bagatini

High-fibre intake has been shown to reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome (MS), cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Psyllium is one of the most widely used fibre supplements because it is reasonably cheap and is better tolerated than other fibre supplements. The review of the literature supports the notion that the consumption of psyllium provides benefits to many components of the MS. Psyllium supplementation does improve glucose levels and insulin response, blood pressure, as well as lipid profile in both animals and humans, thereby reducing metabolic risk factors. Appetite has also been reported to decrease after the consumption of psyllium in most studies. Collectively, psyllium supplementation could be promoted to patients who present MS risk factors, such as hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia and hyperglycaemia. It may also play a role in controlling body weight, body composition, appetite and hypertension, but further investigation is still required.