The effect of a 14-day Gymnema sylvestre intervention to reduce sugar intake in people self-identifying with a sweet tooth

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dc.citation.volume207
dc.contributor.authorHsiao WH
dc.contributor.authorKruger R
dc.contributor.authorDiako C
dc.contributor.authorNelson I
dc.contributor.authorStice E
dc.contributor.authorAli A
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-18T20:12:25Z
dc.date.available2025-02-18T20:12:25Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-28
dc.description.abstractGymnema sylvestre (GS) contains gymnemic acids which can reversibly suppress sweet taste responses. This randomised crossover study aimed to investigate whether supplemental GS use can reduce sugar cravings, sweet food desire and consumption among adults that identify as high sweet food consumers (having a ‘sweet tooth’). Participants were told three different mints were trialled to avoid bias. On day zero, 32 healthy participants underwent baseline sensory testing for sweet taste perception using the placebo mint (PLAC). Participants were then randomised into the two intervention groups. On day 15 and 30, participants underwent further sensory testing using the GS mints, before embarking on each 14-day intervention using the GS mints, using either a systematic (at 3 specified times/day; SYS) or ad libitum (up to 6 mints/day at times of their choosing; AD-LIB) regimen, as assigned. On day 30, participants swapped over to the other intervention (using the other regimen), completing final data collection in day 45. At all visits participants completed questionnaires (food frequency questionnaire, beverage questionnaire and cravings questionnaire), anthropometric measures, and sensory testing. Sensory testing was not required for day 45. The AD-LIB condition reduced daily sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) intake by 42% relative to PLAC (p = 0.015) and reduced overall sugar cravings by 28% relative to PLAC (p = 0.045). Both AD-LIB and SYS reduced pleasantness ratings (p < 0.005) and desire (p = 0.005) for more chocolate. Using GS with an ad libitum regimen reduced sugar cravings and changed sweet food desire and consumption in people identifying as having a sweet tooth.
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dc.identifier.citationWH H, R K, C D, I N, E S, A A. (2025). The effect of a 14-day Gymnema sylvestre intervention to reduce sugar intake in people self-identifying with a sweet tooth. Appetite. 207.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appet.2025.107871
dc.identifier.eissn1095-8304
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0195-6663
dc.identifier.number107871
dc.identifier.piiS0195666325000236
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72503
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666325000236
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dc.rights(c) 2025 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSugar reduction
dc.subjectSensory evaluation
dc.subjectCravings questionnaire
dc.subjectAd libitum intake
dc.subjectSystematic intake
dc.titleThe effect of a 14-day Gymnema sylvestre intervention to reduce sugar intake in people self-identifying with a sweet tooth
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id499503
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