DIETARY SUPPLEMENT COMPRISING WHOLE(YEAST)BETA-GLUCAN, FAECAL BULKING AGENT AND SOURCE OF SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; METHODS FOR REDUCING SERUM CHOLESTEROL, MODIFYING BODY WEIGHT AND TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

摘要

Compositions useful in the treatment of dietary disorders, and as dietary additives to provide a source of fiber, of short chain fatty acids and as bulking agents in humans and animals, as well as methods of use therefor. The compositions are based on whole beta -glucans.