Effect of short-term ingestion of konjac glucomannan on serum cholesterol in healthy men. Cholesterol reduction by glucomannan and chitosan is mediated by changes in cholesterol absorption and bile acid and fat excretion in rats. Comparison between physiological effects of konjac-glucomannan and propionate in baboons fed "Western" diets. Low levels of viscous hydrocolloids lower plasma cholesterol in rats primarily by impairing cholesterol absorption.
Antisteatotic effects of four kinds of dietary fibers in rats fed on high cholesterol diet: a preliminary morphometric analysis Effects of dietary konjac mannan on serum and liver cholesterol levels and biliary bile acid composition in hamsters. Influences of refined konjac meal on the levels of tissue lipids and the absorption of four minerals in rats.