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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Inulin-type fructans (ITF) / Inulin & Adiposity / Obesity

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Preclinical data

Cani et al. showed that oral administration of Inulin-type fructans (ITF) / Inulin significantly increased the abundance of Bifidobacterium spp., which essentially prevented High-fat diet (HFD)-induced Adiposity / Obesity in mice (1).

Conclusions from systematic reviews and meta-analyses

A systematic review and meta-analysis (2), identified by the code CRD42020184908, examined the effects of Inulin-type fructans (ITF) / Inulin from chicory on primary (body weight) (29 RCTs with 1184 participants) and s…

References (Sources)

A pilot study to evaluate the effect of increased colonic propionate on glucose homeostasis during a hypocaloric diet
Khatib et al. 2019 Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 78 (OCE1): E10
A randomised, controlled, crossover study of the effect of diet on angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) through modification of the gut microbiome
Blædel et al. 2016 J Nutr Sci 5: e45
Differential effects of inulin and fructooligosaccharides on gut microbiota composition and glycemic metabolism in overweight/obese and healthy individuals: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial
Li et al. 2025 BMC Med 23: 372
Effects of inulin supplementation on body composition and metabolic outcomes in children with obesity
Visuthranukul et al. 2022 Sci Rep 12: 13014
Insight into the prebiotic concept: lessons from an exploratory, double blind intervention study with inulin-type fructans in obese women
Dewulf et al. 2013 Gut 62: 1112
The inclusion of a partial meal replacement with or without inulin to a calorie restricted diet contributes to reach recommended intakes of micronutrients and decrease plasma triglycerides: a randomized clinical trial in obese Mexican women
Tovar et al. 2012 Nutr J 11: 44
The prebiotic inulin improves substrate metabolism and promotes short-chain fatty acid production in overweight to obese men
van der Beek et al. 2018 Metabolism 87: 25-35

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