Yacon and digestion
What 2 graded rows on yacon agree on for digestion, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
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Yacon and digestion
2 rows · 64 peopleThey agree: both rows found an improvement.
- DGrade D× 2
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- 2
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- 2
- People
- 64
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is an open-label trial of 48 people (2015) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 16 to 48 people, published from 2008 to 2015: 2 single studies.
The rows
2 improved- DGrade DConstipation symptoms · Improved
Open-label trial · n 48 · 2015 · Adults, including older adults, with constipation (48 recruited, 24 per group)
10 g FOS/inulin a day (control: 25 g maltodextrin) · 30 days
More bowel movements, better stool consistency and lower constipation scores after 30 days on the yacon product, with more bifidobacteria and lower stool pH; short-chain fatty acids did not change.
- DGrade DColonic transit time · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 16 · 2008 · Healthy adults (8 men, 8 women)
20 g/day (6.4 g FOS) · 2 weeks per period
Transit time fell from 59.7 to 38.4 hours (p < 0.001); stool frequency and softness rose slightly but not significantly; bloating was not more common than placebo.