Lipid inulin effects

Beylot, M. 2005. Effects of inulin-type fructans on lipid metabolism in man and in animal models. Br. J. Nutr. 93(Suppl. 1), S163-S168. 

Compounds with different structures but with the same therapeutic activity isolated from different plant species act as active moieties for the treatment of particular diseases. Some of these compounds have been abandoned due to toxicity but these compounds apparently do not cause serious adverse effects. Some of these active principles originate from edible plants and their inclusion in the diet would undoubtedly be of some value because of their hypocholesterolemic potential. Several phytoconstituents including inulin, pectin, gugglu lipids, flavonoids, ginkoloids, saponins, tannins, and others obtained from various plant sources have proven hypolipidemic potentials as has been further explained in Tables I and II. The chemical structures of a few potential phytoconstituents with hypolipidemic activity are shown in Figure 2. It is hoped that as new additions are made to the list of these active compounds causing only minimum untoward side effects, these naturally... 

Inulin and fructooligosaccharides are more effective at lowering serum levels of lipids (triglycerides) than cholesterol, with inulin more effective than short-chain fructooligosaccharides in... 

Brighenti, F., Casiraghi, M.C., Canzi, E., and Ferrari, A., Effect of consumption of a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal containing inulin on the intestinal milieu and blood lipids in healthy male volunteers, Em J. Clin. Nutr., 726-733, 1999. 

Jackson, K.G., Taylor, G.R.J., Clohessy, A.M., and Williams, C.M., The effects of the daily intake of inulin on fasting lipid, insulin, and glucose concentrations in middle-aged men and women, Br. J. Nutr., 82, 23-30, 1999. 

Williams, C.M., Effects of inulin on lipid parameters in humans, J. Nutr., 129, 1471S-1473S, 1999. 

Davidson MH, Maki KC, Synecki C,Torri SA, Drennan KB. Effects of dietary inulin on serum lipids in men and women with hypercholesterolemia. Nutr Res 1998 18(3) 503—17. 

Williams CM, Jackson KG. Inulin and oligofructose effects on lipid metabolism from human studies. BrJ Nutr 2002 87 S261. ... 

Causey JL, Feirtag JM, GaUaher DD, Tungland BC, Slavin JL. Effects of dietary inulin on serum lipids, blood glucose and the gastrointestinal, environment in hypercholesterolemic men. Nutr Res 2000 20(2) 191-201. 

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