Re: Guar help

[Guest guest]

Guar is safe ONLY when eaten with foods or with meals. See the warning in

the files about guar :

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on 3/5/2004 12:26 PM, bernadettepawlik at bernadettepawlik@... wrote:

> I'm wondering if is safe (and or even advisable) to add a guar drink

> or guar sprinkled on food at each eating occasion?

[Guest guest]

The question (below) about guar's safety and effectiveness is answered

by laboratory research on humans -- Message posted 03/04/04 under title:

" Use Guar to Feel Full -- Up to 2 Hours Extra for 1 Heaping Teaspoon

One heaping tsp guar at mealtimes delays gastric release up to 2 hours.

So guar is highly effective and decreases hunger significantly.

-- Warren

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Posted yesterday (Thus 03/04/04):

The substantial benefits of guar gum for delaying gastric emptying

to achieve post-prandial satiety (after meal feeling of fullness)

have been widely proclaimed and recognized. Here are the facts.

The following peer-reviewed lab research shows exactly how large a

benefit can be obtained from guar. 620 hours of digestive recording

was taken on 12 subjects with and without 5 grams of guar gum

(approx 1 heaping tsp) at meal-time:

Liquid meal (glucose solution only):

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Digestive transit time increased by 1 hour, 16 minutes.

Solid meal (steak, kidney pie, and water)

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Digestive transit time increased by 1 hour, 49 minutes.

PMID: 9286225

-- Warren

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On 05 Mar 2004, Bernadette wrote:

>

> I've been having a nightly drink mixture of guar with nonfat Swiss

> Miss chocolate mix which has helped to curb my nighttime munchies.

>

I would use a premium defatted cocoa (10 Cal/TBL) & Sucralose.

Has lower Calories.

>

> I'm wondering if is safe (and or even advisable) to add a

> guar drink or guar sprinkled on food at each eating occasion?

Sure. Laboratory subjects did it with glucose and water,

for hundreds of hours of studies. Do the same, but with

non-caloric alternatives. Ie, forget the glucose.

>

> There have been times of late when I've spent the whole day

> hungry despite eating high bulk foods.

>

Use taste treats you love, that are emotionally gratifying,

psychologically satisfying, yet healthy with ultra-low calories.

There is much material posted on lowest-calorie instant puddings,

cheesecakes, deserts, etc, all made with healthy alternatives.

Also use the natural spices (both for foods and deserts),

healthy soup bases, natural oil flavors (about 10 or 12 of them),

cocoa, Satietrol, food toppings (such as salsa), and many more.

-- Warren