The impact of the daily consumption of 15g chicory native inulin on fecal levels of bifidobacteria, stool parameters and quality of life of elderly constipated voluneers was investigated in a randomized, double-blind, controlled versus lacebo clinical trail.

To assess the effects of a prebiotic supplement and usual calcium intake on body composition changes during pubertal growth. We measured anthropometry and body fat with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 97 young adolescents who were randomized to receive either a daily prebiotic supplement or maltodextrin (control) for 1 year.

Inulin is a non absorbable polysaccharide with prebiotic effects, whose influence on blood lipids or insulin sensitivity is not well known. To assess the effect of oral administration of inulin on lipid profile and insulin sensitivty in dyslipidemic obese subjects.

The present study examined whether replacing fat with inulin or lupin-kernel fibre influenced palatability, perceptions of satiety, and food intake in thirty-three healthy men (mean age 52 years, BMI 27·4 kg/m2 ), using a within-subject design. On separate occasions, after fasting overnight, the participants consumed a breakfast consisting primarily of either a full-fat sausage patty (FFP) or a reduced-fat patty containing inulin (INP) or lupin-kernel fibre (LKP).

Green tea catechin has been proposed to have an anti-obesity effect. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the effect of catechin-rich green tea in combination with inulin affects body weight and fat mass in obese and overweight adults. A total of thirty subjects were divided into a control group and an experimental group who received 650 ml tea or catechin-rich green tea plus inulin. A reduction of body weight (21·29 (SEM 0·35) kg) and fat mass (0·82 (SEM 0·27) kg) in the experimental group was found after 6 weeks, and no adverse effects were observed.