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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Anette Pedersen ,
Brittmarie Sandström  and
Johan M. M Van Amelsvoort
Anette Pedersen
Affiliation:
Research Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Brittmarie Sandström
Affiliation:
Research Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Johan M. M Van Amelsvoort
Affiliation:
Unilever Research Laboratorium, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

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The effect of a daily intake of 14g inulin added to a low-fat spread on fasting blood lipids and gastrointestinal symptoms was investigated in sixty-four young healthy women in a randomized double-blind crossover study involving two periods of 4 weeks. The test spread with and without inulin replaced habitual spread during the test periods. No significant differences between the test periods in plasma total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations were observed. Gastrointestinal symptoms assessed with questionnaires showed that in the inulin period there was a significantly (P<0·05) higher degree of discomfort from flatulence and other gastrointestinal symptoms than in the control period. In general, there was no indication of intestinal adaptation to this level of intake of inulin.

Keywords

Fructo-oligosaccharidesBloodFlatulence
Type
Short communication
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 78 , Issue 2 , August 1997 , pp. 215 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1997

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