Substantiating Citations & Peer Reviewed Studies For Psyllium Husk

Constipation Relief

Erdogan, A., Rao, S.S.C., Thiruvaiyaru, D., Lee, Y.Y., Coss Adame, E., Valestin, J. and O’Banion, M. (2016) Randomised clinical trial: mixed soluble/insoluble fibre vs. psyllium for chronic constipation. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 44(1), pp.35–44. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13647

Yang C, Liu S, Li H, Bai X, Shan S, Gao P, Dong X. The effects of psyllium husk on gut microbiota composition and function in chronically constipated women of reproductive age using 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jun 3;13(11):15366-15383. doi: 10.18632/aging.203095. Epub 2021 Jun 3. Erratum in: Aging (Albany NY). 2022 Mar 30;14(6):2923. PMID: 34081625; PMCID: PMC8221300.

Jalanka, J., Major, G., Murray, K., Singh, G., Nowak, A., Kurtz, C., Silos-Santiago, I., Johnston, J., de Vos, W. and Spiller, R. (2019) The Effect of Psyllium Husk on Intestinal Microbiota in Constipated Patients and Healthy Controls. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(2), p.433. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020433

McRorie JW Jr. Evidence-Based Approach to Fiber Supplements and Clinically Meaningful Health Benefits, Part 2: What to Look for and How to Recommend an Effective Fiber Therapy. Nutr Today. 2015 Mar;50(2):90-97. doi: 10.1097/NT.0000000000000089. PMID: 25972619; PMCID: PMC4415970.

Alice van der Schoot, A., Drysdale, C., Whelan, K. and Dimidi, E. (2022) The effect of fiber supplementation on chronic constipation in adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 116(4). doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac184

Jalanka, J., Major, G., Murray, K., Singh, G., Nowak, A., Kurtz, C., Silos-Santiago, I., Johnston, J., de Vos, W. and Spiller, R. (2019) The Effect of Psyllium Husk on Intestinal Microbiota in Constipated Patients and Healthy Controls. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(2), p.433. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020433

Weight management

Pal, S., Ho, S., Gahler, R.J. and Wood, S. (2016) Effect on body weight and composition in overweight/obese Australian adults over 12 months consumption of two different types of fibre supplementation in a randomized trial. Nutrition & Metabolism, 13(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-016-0141-7

Pal, S., Khossousi, A., Binns, C., Dhaliwal, S. and Ellis, V. (2010) The effect of a fibre supplement compared to a healthy diet on body composition, lipids, glucose, insulin and other metabolic syndrome risk factors in overweight and obese individuals. British Journal of Nutrition, 105(01), pp.90–100. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114510003132

Thompson, S.V., Hannon, B.A., An, R. and Holscher, H.D. (2017). Effects of isolated soluble fiber supplementation on body weight, glycemia, and insulinemia in adults with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 106(6), pp.1514–1528. doi:https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.117.163246

Howarth, N.C., Saltzman, E. and Roberts, S.B. (2009) Dietary Fiber and Weight Regulation. Nutrition Reviews, 59(5), pp.129–139. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb07001.x

McRorie, J.W., Gibb, R.D., Sloan, K.J. and McKeown, N.M. (2021) Psyllium: The Gel-Forming Nonfermented Isolated Fiber That Delivers Multiple Fiber-Related Health Benefits. Nutrition Today, 56(4), pp.169–182. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000489

Gibb RD, Sloan KJ, McRorie JW Jr. Psyllium is a natural nonfermented gel-forming fiber that is effective for weight loss: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2023 Aug 1;35(8):468-476. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000882. PMID: 37163454; PMCID: PMC10389520.

Elisangela Aparecida Nazario Franco, Ana Sanches-Silva, Regiane Ribeiro-Santos, Nathália Ramos de Melo, Psyllium (Plantago ovata Forsk): From evidence of health benefits to its food application, Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 96, 2020, Pages 166-175, ISSN 0924-2244, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2019.12.006 

Bloating

McRorie, J.W., Gibb, R.D., Sloan, K.J. and McKeown, N.M. (2021) Psyllium: The Gel-Forming Nonfermented Isolated Fiber That Delivers Multiple Fiber-Related Health Benefits. Nutrition Today, 56(4), pp.169–182. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000489

Alice van der Schoot, A., Drysdale, C., Whelan, K. and Dimidi, E. (2022 The effect of fiber supplementation on chronic constipation in adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 116(4). doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac184


Gut Health

Jalanka, J., Major, G., Murray, K., Singh, G., Nowak, A., Kurtz, C., Silos-Santiago, I., Johnston, J., de Vos, W. and Spiller, R. (2019). The Effect of Psyllium Husk on Intestinal Microbiota in Constipated Patients and Healthy Controls. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(2), p.433. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20020433

La Torre, D., Verbeke, K. and Dalile, B. (2021) Dietary Fibre and the Gut-Brain Axis: Microbiota-Dependent and Independent Mechanisms of Action. Gut Microbiome, pp.1–39. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/gmb.2021.3

Kaczmarczyk, M.M., Miller, M.J. and Freund, G.G. (2012) The health benefits of dietary fiber: Beyond the usual suspects of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and colon cancer. Metabolism, 61(8), pp.1058–1066. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2012.01.017

Anderson, J.W., Baird, P., Davis Jr, R.H., Ferreri, S., Knudtson, M., Koraym, A., Waters, V. and Williams, C.L. (2009) Health benefits of dietary fiber. Nutrition Reviews, [online] 67(4), pp.188–205. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00189.x

McRorie, J.W., Gibb, R.D., Sloan, K.J. and McKeown, N.M. (2021) Psyllium. Nutrition Today, 56(4), pp.169–182. doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/nt.0000000000000489