Like other types of fiber, Konjac Root works in the stomach and intestines by absorbing water. In fact, Glucomannan is able to expand to up to seventeen times its original volume when placed in water [3].
Get ready to look upâway, way up. California has the biggest, tallest trees on the planet. Discover them at outstanding parks and preserves dotting the state. Coast redwoods, some topping out at well over 350 feet/107 meters (and still growing) live in a narrow coastal band from roughly Big Sur to the Oregon border.
So with that out of the way, the world's longest tree is a Coast Redwood located in Montgomery State Reserve, CA. named the Mendocino Tree. The Mendocino Tree measures in at 367.5 feet with a diameter of 10 feet 4 inches and is estimated to be about 1,000 years old. The Mendocino Tree captured the record after the existing world's longest tree, located in the Redwood National Park, CA., lost 10 feet of it's top in a storm. UPDATE: November17, 2008.