Apple Pectin by Ray Sahelian, M.D. Health benefit of apple pectin supplements

Apple pectin is a water-soluble fiber, helpful in removing cholesterol out of the intestines and delaying glucose absorption. Pectin is one of the compounds that act as a substrate for the production of short chain fatty acids that help maintain a healthy colonic mucosa. Although present in the cell walls of most plants apple pomace and orange peel are the two major sources of commercial pectin due to the poor gelling behavior of pectin from other sources.
   Pectin is an important polysaccharide with applications in foods, pharmaceuticals, and a number of other industries. Its importance in the food sector lies in its ability to form gel. In the food industry, pectin is used in jams, jellies, frozen foods, and in low-calorie foods as a fat and/or sugar replacer. In the pharmaceutical industry, it is used to reduce blood cholesterol levels and gastrointestinal disorders. Apple pectin is found in Diet Rx, a product that helps with weight loss.

Diet Rx with apple pectin, All Natural Appetite Suppressant

Benefits of Diet Rx *
Decreases appetite so you eat less
Helps you maintain healthy blood sugar levels
Helps you maintain healthy cholesterol and lipid levels
Provides a variety of antioxidant from two dozen herbs and nutrients
Provides healthy fiber
Improves energy
Balances mood
Improves mental concentration and focus
Improves will power and choice of food selection

You can buy Diet Rx at Physician Formulas.

Other types of pectin
Modified Citrus Pectin supplement is another example of a healthy fiber. You can purchase Modified-Citrus-Pectin here.
Grapefruit pectin information and Pectin-Grapefruit product.

Apple pectin and cancer
Apple pectin feeding to rats decreases fecal beta-glucosidase and tryptophanase levels and reduces the incidence of colon tumors.

Pectin and cholesterol
The addition of pectin to one's diet results in increased cholesterol excretion in stools and a lowering of cholesterol in the blood stream.