Excess weight is dangerous to your health and is a contributing factor to insulin resistance (sometimes referred to as Syndrome X), a state in which insulin, the hormone that facilitates the uptake of glucose into cells, works less efficiently with every pound of added fat. Insulin resistance can be linked to diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, weight gain, inflammation and other health conditions.
While reducing calorie intake and increasing regular physical activity are the basics, PGX® DAILY, Ultra Matrix Softgels, 750 mg can complement your life-style strategies, making consistent, healthy weight loss simple. PGX®, short for PolyGlycopleX®, is a proprietary blend of natural, water-soluble, polysaccharides (fibres) from konjac root, sodium alginate and xanthan gum. These highly absorbent and expansive fibres act synergistically in PGX to promote healthy blood sugar levels and support weight management. With its extreme gel-forming properties, PGX absorbs hundreds of times its weight in water, creating volume and viscosity three to five times greater than that of any single soluble fibre.
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Leading scientists have made what we believe may be one of the greatest discoveries of our time. They have found that a unique combination of natural fibres can help people safely reduce appetite, as part of a program to prevent weight gain. As more and more people become aware of the health risks connected to excess weight, they are seeking natural ways to improve eating habits and control food cravings. When you can effectively control appetite, you can reduce food consumption and lose weight.
Impact on Glycemic Index: Results showed that when PGX is consumed before or with foods or beverages, it can reduce the glycemic index of meals by up to 50%, partly by reducing the speed of digestion. This contributes to healthy blood sugar levels and improves insulin sensitivity.
Weight Management: Clinical research has shown that as PGX thickens and expands in the stomach and intestines, it creates a sense of fullness and satiety that effectively controls appetite for several hours. This makes it possible, and easy, to decrease food intake without hunger. In addition, PGX delays gastric emptying, prolonging satiety.
PGX also improves glucose (blood sugar) balance, especially moderating postprandial (after meal) glucose levels. In a double-blind, placebo controlled study; subjects taking PGX for 3 weeks lowered their after-meal blood sugar levels by approximately 20%. Insulin secretion was also reduced by approximately 40%, producing a whole body insulin sensitivity index improvement of nearly 50%. [Vuksan V, Jenkins DJ, Spadafora P, et al., 1999; Vuksan V, Sievenpiper JL, Owen R, et al., 2000]
References:
Vuksan V, Jenkins DJ, Spadafora P, et al. Konjac-mannan (glucomannan) improves glycemia and other associated risk factors for coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes. A randomized controlled metabolic trial. Diabetes Care 1999;22:913-9.
Vuksan V, Sievenpiper JL, Owen R, et al. Beneficial effects of viscous dietary fibre from Konjac-mannan in subjects with the insulin resistance syndrome: results of a controlled metabolic trial. Diabetes Care 2000;23:9-14.
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or cure.
