Acacia Fiber and weight

What 2 graded rows on acacia fiber agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Acacia Fiber page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Acacia Fiber page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 211 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

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Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

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The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 120 people (2012) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 91 to 120 people, published from 2012 to 2018: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade CBMI and body fat in healthy women · Improved
RCT · n 120 · 2012 · Healthy adult women (Khartoum, Sudan)
30 g/day (placebo: 1 g pectin) · 6 weeks
Within the gum arabic group, BMI fell by 0.32 (95% CI 0.17 to 0.47) and body fat by 2.18 percentage points (95% CI 1.54 to 2.83). First-week side effects: viscous feeling in the mouth, early morning nausea, mild diarrhoea and bloating.
Row on the Acacia Fiber page · PubMed 23241359 (opens PubMed)
Grade CVisceral adiposity and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes · Improved
RCT · n 91 · 2018 · Adults with type 2 diabetes on glucose-lowering drugs (Sudan; 73 women, 18 men)
30 g/day (placebo: 5 g) · 3 months
BMI fell 2% and visceral adiposity index 23.7% in the gum arabic group; systolic blood pressure fell 7.6% vs 2.7% with placebo. No significant change in waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio or diastolic pressure.
Row on the Acacia Fiber page · PubMed 29558953 (opens PubMed)