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Guar Gum (also called guaran) is extracted from the seed of the leguminous shrub
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, where it acts as a food and water store.
Guar Gum is a viscous, soluble fiber, which forms a gel in the digestive tract and has been shown to aid
in cholesterol reduction and stabilization of blood sugar levels. When the bile salts and bile acids try
to breakdown the gel fiber matrix, they get trapped inside it and are evacuated from the body along with
the fiber. This process is known as “bile acid sequestrations.” Since the bile products are not reabsorbed
into the bloodstream, the liver must break down circulating cholesterol to create new stores of bile acids
and bile salts. This lowers serum cholesterol over time.
Source: London South Bank University
Plant Sterols (also called Phytosterols) are widely found in the plant kingdom and are
chemically similar to cholesterol.
Phytosterols appear to inhibit the absorption of dietary cholesterol and the reabsorption
(via the enterohepatic circulation) of endogenous cholesterol from the gastrointestinal tract.
Consequently, the excretion of cholesterol in the feces leads to decreased serum levels of this
sterol. Phytosterols do not appear to affect the absorption of bile acids. It is believed that
phytosterols displace cholesterol from bile salt micelles. Another proposed mechanism is the
possible inhibition of the rate of cholesterol esterification in the intestinal mucosa.
Source: 2004 Physician’s Desk Reference
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