The Basics On Glucomannan
What is Glucomannan?
Glucomannan is prebiotic sugar that combines the simples sugars mannose with glucose.
What are other names for Glucomannan?
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What is Glucomannan used for?
In vitro research has shown glucomannan works with a wide range of probiotics to help control the proliferation of acne-causing bacteria on skin. It also has antioxidant ability, which isn’t too surprising given glucomannan comes from a plant. Glucomannan is also a food ingredient, such as konjac flour.
How Glucomannan is classified
Hydration
Recommendations for using Glucomannan during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Glucomannan During Pregnancy
What we know about using Glucomannan while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
Except for a dose-dependent increase (40-600 mg/kg) in the incidence of missing skeletal sternebrae in rabbits dosed orally with kappa/lambda- carrageenan, the results for polysaccharide gums in reproductive and developmental toxicity studies were essentially negative
General safety info about Glucomannan from CIR
No report found.
Use this, not that!
Products where you might find Glucomannan
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List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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