Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to acacia gum and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 1976) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

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作者：

Bresson, Jean-Louis ^{[1
]}

Flynn, Albert ^{[1
]}

Heinonen, Marina ^{[1
]}

Hulshof, Karin ^{[1
]}

Korhonen, Hannu ^{[1
]}

Lagiou, Pagona ^{[1
]}

Lovik, Martinus ^{[1
]}

Marchelli, Rosangela ^{[1
]}

Martin, Ambroise ^{[1
]}

Moseley, Bevan ^{[1
]}

Przyrembel, Hildegard ^{[1
]}

Salminen, Seppo ^{[1
]}

Strain, Sean ^{[1
]}

Strobel, Stephan ^{[1
]}

Tetens, Inge ^{[1
]}

van den Berg, Henk ^{[1
]}

van Loveren, Hendrik ^{[1
]}

Verhagen, Hans ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] EFSA, Parma, Italy

来源：

EFSA JOURNAL | 2009年 / 7卷 / 10期

关键词：

Acacia gum; blood lipids; blood cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol concentrations; health claims;

D O I：

10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1251

中图分类号：

TS2 [食品工业];

学科分类号：

0832 ;

摘要：

Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to provide a scientific opinion on a list of health claims pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation 1924/2006. This opinion addresses the scientific substantiation of health claims in relation to acacia gum (gum Arabic) and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations. The scientific substantiation is based on the information provided by the Member States in the consolidated list of Article 13 health claims and references that EFSA has received from Member States or directly from stakeholders. The food constituent that is the subject of the health claim is acacia gum (gum Arabic). Acacia gum is a water-soluble type of fibre non-digestible in the human small intestine. The Panel considers that acacia gum is sufficiently characterised. The claimed effect is "cholesterol". In the context of the proposed wordings the Panel assumes that the claimed effect relates to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations. The Panel considers that maintaining normal blood cholesterol concentrations is beneficial to human health. Five intervention studies investigating the effects of acacia gum on serum lipids in humans have been provided. In weighing the evidence the Panel took into account that acacia gum has a relatively low viscosity, and that its effects on blood cholesterol have been weak or non-detectable in the small, and often uncontrolled, clinical trials presented despite the relatively high doses used. On the basis of the data available, the Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of acacia gum and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations.

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