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To evaluate the effects of daily inulin supplementation added to a low-fat spread on fasting blood lipids and gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy women.

August 1, 1997British Journal Of NutritionOpen Access

The effect of ingestion of inulin on blood lipids and gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy females

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APAnette Tønnes PedersenUniversity of Copenhagen BSBrittmarie SandströmDartmouth College JAJ.M.M. van AmelsvoortUnilever (Netherlands)

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Randomized double-blind trial reveals inulin intake increases digestive discomfort without altering blood lipid levels in healthy women, suggesting limited short-term lipid benefits.

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To evaluate the effects of daily inulin supplementation added to a low-fat spread on fasting blood lipids and gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy women.
Randomized double-blind crossover study in 64 young healthy women consuming 14 g/day of inulin in a low-fat spread versus an inulin-free control spread across two 4-week periods.
Assessed fasting plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triacylglycerol concentrations alongside questionnaire-based gastrointestinal symptom evaluations.
No significant differences were observed between inulin and control periods for plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, or triacylglycerol concentrations.
Inulin consumption resulted in a significantly higher degree of discomfort from flatulence and other gastrointestinal symptoms compared to the control period (P < 0.05).
No evidence of intestinal adaptation to the 14 g/day inulin intake occurred over the 4-week intervention.

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Pedersen et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7262f935aa2c282ce33aae https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19970141

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August 1, 1997British Journal Of NutritionOpen Access

The effect of ingestion of inulin on blood lipids and gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy females

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Authors

APAnette Tønnes PedersenUniversity of Copenhagen BSBrittmarie SandströmDartmouth College JAJ.M.M. van AmelsvoortUnilever (Netherlands)

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Implication

Randomized double-blind trial reveals inulin intake increases digestive discomfort without altering blood lipid levels in healthy women, suggesting limited short-term lipid benefits.

Key Points

To evaluate the effects of daily inulin supplementation added to a low-fat spread on fasting blood lipids and gastrointestinal symptoms in healthy women.
Randomized double-blind crossover study in 64 young healthy women consuming 14 g/day of inulin in a low-fat spread versus an inulin-free control spread across two 4-week periods.
Assessed fasting plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triacylglycerol concentrations alongside questionnaire-based gastrointestinal symptom evaluations.
No significant differences were observed between inulin and control periods for plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, or triacylglycerol concentrations.
Inulin consumption resulted in a significantly higher degree of discomfort from flatulence and other gastrointestinal symptoms compared to the control period (P < 0.05).
No evidence of intestinal adaptation to the 14 g/day inulin intake occurred over the 4-week intervention.

Cite This Study

Pedersen et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7262f935aa2c282ce33aae https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19970141

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