Seaweed Fiber in Meal-Replacement Drinks Helps Delay Feelings of Hunger, Unilever Study Finds
WebMD -- April 21, 2011 -- Adding a dietary fiber derived from seaweed to a meal-replacement drink may reduce feelings of hunger by 30%, a team of industry researchers reports. Researchers from Unilever's Research and Development in the Netherlands compared the effects on hunger after drinking a meal-replacement drink with the fiber, alginate, at two different strengths and without it.