More new kids arrive on the satiety block

A new 30-day trial has shown that people consuming supplements containing an extract of the white kidney bean Phaseolus vulgaris showed a greater reduction in bodyweight, body mass index, fat mass, adipose tissue thickness, and waist/hip/thigh circumferences compared to those receiving placebos.

Separately, researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have published a new animal study revealing that supplementation with pomegranate leaf extract decreased energy intake and body weight in mice fed a high fat diet. The extract also appeared to inhibit intestinal fat absorption. However, it did not reduce the appetite of mice on a normal diet.

Finally, scientists at Hanyang University in Korea have published a paper showing that rats given black soy peptides showed big differences in weight gain and lipid composition compared to those in a control group after both were fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet for 28 days.

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