Psyllium Fiber

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High sugar with low fiber foods can make it hard to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Learn how Metamucil can help maintain healthy blood sugar levels.*

How Psyllium Fiber Can Help Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels

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How Psyllium Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels | Metamucil

Our bodies’ organ systems are all interconnected, working towards the same cause to keep us healthy and running at our best. Cholesterol, for example, travels through the blood stream to play a role in protecting our cells, stress responses, and more. But in excess, its plaque buildup is harmful to the body. [Metamucil](/en-us/products), a [psyllium husk fiber supplement](/en-us/products), is often known for [promoting digestive health]() and maintaining regularity.* But did you know it also __helps lower cholesterol__ to promote heart health?<sup>†</sup>

The psyllium fiber in Metamucil helps lower cholesterol to promote heart health† by trapping some cholesterol in the digestive system to be removed with waste. When you take psyllium fiber, it forms a gel-like substance that moves through your digestive system. The gel traps some bile in your gut, requiring your liver to remove bad (LDL) cholesterol from the bloodstream to make more bile, which is needed for proper digestion.


Metamucil, a psyllium fiber supplement, helps promote digestive health to maintain regularity. It also helps lower cholesterol to promote heart health? †

How the psyllium fiber in metamucil can help lower cholesterol

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How the psyllium fiber in Metamucil can help lower cholesterol

Psyllium, the super fiber in Metamucil, does much more than adding fiber to your daily intake. Know what psyllium husk is, where it comes from and how it works.

What Is Psyllium Husk and What Are its Benefits?

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What is Psyllium? The Ultimate Guide to Psyllium Husk

Psyllium husk, a natural fiber originating from plantago ovata, has been the source of both soluble and insoluble fiber in Metamucil for 80 years.

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Psyllium: The Super Fiber in Metamucil

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Psyllium husk is the fiber in Metamucil powders and capsules. When taken daily, the psyllium fiber in Metamucil can provide four main benefits. Read more.

What Is Psyllium Husk? Benefits, Uses, Dosage│Metamucil

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