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GLP1-stimulating FOOD ingredient approved in Europe!

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GarlicEverywhere · 02/07/2026 20:03

This sounds helpful!

“We showed in a randomised-controlled trial in middle-aged people that when it’s consumed daily, it prevents weight gain,” says Gary Frost at Imperial College London. “In young people, although you don’t see the impact on body weight, you see a change in body composition. These young people ended up with a higher lean body mass.”

While this approval applies only in the European Union (EU), the pair expects the UK regulator to quickly follow suit. Frost and Morrison are now talking to companies about launching products that contain IPE, such as smoothies, cereals and breads. “I think within 12 months this could be appearing on the market in the EU for sure,”

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<a class="break-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260702035227/www.newscientist.com/article/2532336-a-type-of-fibre-that-stimulates-glp-1-release-approved-for-use-in-food" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20260702035227/www.newscientist.com/article/2532336-a-type-of-fibre-that-stimulates-glp-1-release-approved-for-use-in-food/

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A type of fibre that stimulates GLP-1 release approved for use in food

A form of fibre that boosts the release of the hunger-reducing hormone GLP-1 has been approved as safe by a European regulator, and could be added to foods within a year

https://web.archive.org/web/20260702035227/https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532336-a-type-of-fibre-that-stimulates-glp-1-release-approved-for-use-in-food

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