Acacia gum, a fiber that is well-liked and recommended for people who experience digestive difficulties, does not swell much, does not ferment, and is softening.
By putting pure acacia fiber in water, the water will have almost no texture, will remain transparent, will taste nothing so much that it will feel like nothing has dissolved in it! However, at the intestinal level, it is a gum.
Chemically, a fiber is a chain of glucose or fructose. Depending on its length, it will be hydratable or not, soluble or not. If it is very complex, it will be hard, like wheat bran. If it is shorter, it will hydrate, to give, for example, the mucilage of psyllium or marshmallow.
Gums, in the plant world, instead of being a linear chain, are a "tree", an arborescent - we think of a small tree or a plant with lots of small branches, ramifications, and at the intestinal level, it's great for the coating & prebiotic effect: certain bacteria will be able to chew the ends of each of the fibers.
*We remind you here that all soluble fibers have a prebiotic effect somewhere.
A study shows that acacia gum does not induce adverse gastrointestinal effects, even when consumed at high doses and also demonstrates that acacia gum is a bifidogenic factor. Dietary fiber can cause several symptoms of digestive discomfort during the first days of consumption and a gradual adaptation is generally recommended. The study showed that the digestive tolerance of acacia gum was high. In conclusion, this study suggests that acacia gum is a prebiotic fiber. As in the case of other soluble dietary fibers, it increases stool production by increasing the water content of the stool. In addition, its intestinal tolerance appears excellent. Thanks to all these properties, it can improve well-being and intestinal health, although this potential remains to be confirmed in other nutritional trials including a large number of volunteers. 1
To help reduce cellulite, increasing dietary fiber plays a role given the dominant hormones; let's think about the physiology of the body: it takes hormones, uses them, they reach the liver, conjugates them, eliminates them in the bile and reabsorbs them. To reduce the "problem" at the source, taking fiber helps.
We add to the fibers ( Essential and Acacia ) Hibiscus (Sabdariffa), a red flower that releases "a packet" of polyphenols, red molecules with truly extraordinary antioxidant effects that help the cardiovascular system 2 and have impacts on the prevention of urinary tract infections thanks to its antimicrobial properties. 3 Hibiscus also has the potential to regulate metabolism and protect the liver. 4 Its refreshing, slightly tangy taste and bright color are incomparable!
References:
1.Christine Cherbut, Catherine Michel, Virginie Raison, Thierry Kravtchenko & Meance Severine (2003) Acacia Gum is a Bifidogenic Dietary Fiber with High Digestive Tolerance in Healthy Humans, Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, 15:1, 43-50, DOI: 10.1080/08910600310014377. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08910600310014377
2. Jalalyazdi M, Ramezani J, Izadi-Moud A, Madani-Sani F, Shahlaei S, Ghiasi SS. Effect of hibiscus sabdariffa on blood pressure in patients with stage 1 hypertension. J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2019 Jul-Sep;10(3):107-111. doi:10.4103/japtr.JAPTR_402_18. PMID: 31334091; PMCID: PMC6621350. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6621350/ .
3.Chou ST, Lo HY, Li CC, Cheng LC, Chou PC, Lee YC, Ho TY, Hsiang CY. Exploring the effect and mechanism of Hibiscus sabdariffa on urinary tract infection and experimental renal inflammation. J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Dec 24; 194:617-625. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.059. Epub 2016 Oct 20. PMID: 27773797. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27773797/
4. Chang HC, Peng CH, Yeh DM, Kao ES, Wang CJ. Hibiscus sabdariffa extract inhibits obesity and fat accumulation, and improves liver steatosis in humans. Food Function. 2014 Apr;5(4):734-9. doi:10.1039/c3fo60495k. Epub 2014 Feb 19. PMID: 24549255. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24549255/
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