ONE ASPECT OF THE INVENTION PROVIDES DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A FIBER BLEND COMPRISING FROM ABOUT 48% TO ABOUT 90% (W/W) GLUCOMANNAN, FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 20% (W/W) XANTHAN GUM, AND FROM ABOUT 5% TO ABOUT 30% (W/W) ALGINATE, AND AT LEAST ONE LIPID OR BLEND THEREOF, WHEREIN THE LIPID OR BLEND THEREOF COMPRISES AT LEAST 20% W/W OF THE TOTAL DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITION. THE INVENTION ALSO PROVIDES FOOD PRODUCTS COMPRISING AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF A DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITION. IN OTHER ASPECTS, THE INVENTION PROVIDES METHODS FOR PREPARING A DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITION OR A FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING A DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING SATIETY, PROMOTING WEIGHT LOSS, LOWERING BLOOD GLUCOSE, OR LOWERING BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN A MAMMAL.
