#1

Here’s an interesting product that is marketed to create up to 10 g of dietary fiber (levan fiber) from the sugar someone eats. I’m mostly surprised again that this is a thing and can be relatively potent, and quickly. So what we eat over a few days might have a greater impact than we think.

(I have no clue about safety or efficacy of this).

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#2

This is a very interesting strain. Have there been any human or animal clinical trials on it? I only found toxicity study in rats.

For those without adequate insulin regulation, the body is likely to react the same to the freed glucose, and consequently we do not anticipate any meaningful reduction in blood sugar. There are myriad benefits of having prebiotic fibers, but we do not have any data indicating levan is a hypoglycemic agent.

it’s surprising that the company says B. subtilis ZB423 doesn’t help lowering blood sugar. If its only benefit is converting sucrose into levan fiber, but it doesn’t help with blood sugar control nor obesity control, then why not just take fiber directly?

Also, it’s important to know where in the digestive system this sucrose-to-levan conversion happens. If it takes place in the upper GI tract, that would be ideal.

It’s an interesting strain, I’m thinking about adding it to my BB-12 and L. reuteri yogurt culture.

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#3

I just found an interview video with Dr. William Davis, at the time 1h8m2s, he said that there is a brand product called Sugar Shift by BiotiQuest which can convert sugar (glucose & fructose) into fiber (mannitol)

It looks like this species in the product did the work:

Leuconostoc mesenteroides (TBC LM-37™):

  • Converts glucose and fructose into mannitol, a potent free radical scavenger.
  • Produces anti-inflammatory compounds, safeguards the gut lining, and synthesizes vitamin B12.

Is there anyone familiar with this bacteria?