In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the effects of psyllium on glucose and serum lipid responses in men was further analysed.
A total of 56 men with type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolemia were recruited initially.
The study consisted of a two-week dietary stabilisation phase during which subjects followed a diet for diabetes followed by an eight-week treatment phase in which subjects continued the diet but were also randomly assigned to receive either 5.1 g psyllium (psyllium group) or cellulose placebo (control group) twice daily.
Subjects were instructed to consume the test products 20–30 min before the morning and evening meals.
