Here is a partial list of available research and clinical trial results on the benefits of fiber and the ingredients found in FiberLife:
 

ADA. American Dietetic Association.

http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html. Accessed Sept. 07, 2006.

 

Birketvedt GS, Shimshi M, Erling T, Florholmen J. Experiences with three different Fiber supplements in weight reduction. Med Sci Monit. 2005 Jan;11(1):PI5-8.

 

Chen HL, Sheu WH, Tai TS, Liaw YP, Chen YC. Konjac supplement alleviated hypercholesterolemia and hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetic subjects--a randomized double-blind trial. J Am Coll Nutr. 2003 Feb;22(1):36-42.

Doi K. Effect of konjac Fiber (glucomannan) on glucose and lipids. Eur J Clin Nutr 1995;49(Suppl. 3):S190-7 [review].

 

Kurtzweil P. Staking a Claim to Good Health FDA and Science Stand Behind Health Claims on Foods. 1998. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1998/698_labl.html. Accessed Sept. 07, 2006.

 

Frissora CL. Diagnosis, treatment, and management of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and chronic constipation. MedGenMed. 2005 Aug 10;7(3):71.

 

Huang CY, Zhang MY, Peng SS, et al. Effect of Konjac food on blood glucose level in patients with diabetes. Biomed Environ Sci 1990;3:123-31.

 

Livieri C, Novazi F, Lorini R. The use of highly purified glucomannan-based Fibers in childhood obesity. Pediatr Med
Chir 1992;14:195-8 [in Italian].

 

Marsicano LJ, Berrizbeitia ML, Mondelo A. Use of glucomannan dietary Fiber in changes in intestinal habit
G E N 1995;49:7-14 [in Spanish].

 

Marzio L, Del Bianco R, Donne M, et al. Mouth-to-cecum transit time in patients affected by chronic constipation:
Effect of glucomannan. Am J Gastroenterol 1989;84:888-91.

 

Melga P, Giusto M, Ciuchi E, et al. Dietary Fiber in the dietetic therapy of diabetes mellitus. Experimental data with
purified glucomannans. Riv Eur Sci Med Farmacol 1992;14:367-73 [in Italian].

 

Negri E, Franceschi S, Parpinel M, La Vecchia C. Fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol
Biomarkers Prev. 1998 Aug;7(8):667-71.

 

Papi C, Ciaco A, Koch M, Capurso L. Efficacy of rifaximin in the treatment of symptomatic diverticular disease of the
colon. A multicentre double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1995;9:33-9.

 

Passaretti S, Franzoni M, Comin U, Donzelli R, Rocca F, Colombo E, Ferrara A, Dinelli M, Prada A, Curzio M, et al.
Action of glucomannans on complaints in patients affected with chronic constipation: a multicentric clinical
evaluation. Ital J Gastroenterol. 1991 Sep-Oct;23(7):421-5.

 

Pennington, Jean, Bowes and Church’s Food Values of Portions Commonly Used, Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins,1998. Quartero AO, Meineche-Schmidt V, Muris J, Rubin G, de Wit N. Bulking agents, antispasmodic and
antidepressant medication for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst
Rev. 2005 Apr 18;(2):CD003460.

 

Salzman H, Lillie D. Diverticular disease: diagnosis and treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Oct 1;72(7): 1229-34.

 

Signorelli P, Croce P, Dede A. A clinical study of the use of a combination of glucomannan with lactulose
in the constipation of pregnancy. Minerva Ginecol 1996;48:577-82 [in Italian].

 

Staianno A, Simeone D, Giudice ED, et al. Effect of the dietary Fiber glucomannan on chronic constipation
in neurologically impaired children. J Pediatr 2000;136:41-5.

 

Van Horn L, Ernst N, A summary of the science supporting the new National Cholesterol Education Program
dietary recommendations: What dietitians should know. J Am Diet Assoc, October 2001, 1148-1154.

 

Vita PM, Restelli A, Caspani P, Klinger R. Chronic use of glucomannan in the dietary treatment of severe obesity.
Minerva Med 1992;83:135-9 [in Italian].

 

Vorster HH, Lotter AP, Odendaal I, et al. Benefits from supplementation of the current recommended diabetic diet
with gel Fiber. Int Clin Nutr Rev 1988;8:140-6.

 

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 Fiber from Konjac-mannan in subjects
with the insulin resistance syndrome: results of a controlled metabolic trial. Diabetes Care 2000;23:9-14.