ReviewFood science & nutrition2021
Assessing the effects of inulin-type fructan intake on body weight, blood glucose, and lipid profile: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Ellagic Acid Reduces Inulin's Adverse Effects: A Combined Approach to Enhance Therapeutic Potential in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Article
- The Effect of Osmotic Dehydration Conditions on the Magnesium Content in Beetroot (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Precision nutrition: Is tailor‑made dietary intervention a reality yet? (Review).Biomedical reports · 2025Review
- Effects of Yogurt Enriched with Konjac Glucomannan and Inulin on Insulin Sensitivity, Glycemic Control, Lipid Profiles, Anthropometric Measures and Oxidative Stress in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Preventive nutrition and food science · 2025Article
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- The Effect of Osmotic Dehydration Conditions on the Potassium Content in Beetroot (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Role of the intestinal microbiota in contributing to weight disorders and associated comorbidities.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Human Health: From Metabolic Pathways to Current Therapeutic Implications.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Degree of Inulin Polymerization Is Important for Short-Term Amelioration of High-Fat Diet (HFD)-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction and Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Rats.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Inulin-type fructans with different degrees of polymerization improve insulin resistance, metabolic parameters, and hormonal status in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- Multi-omics signatures in new-onset diabetes predict metabolic response to dietary inulin: findings from an observational study followed by an interventional trial.Nutrition & diabetes · 2023Observational
- Short-chain fatty acids as a link between diet and cardiometabolic risk: a narrative review.Lipids in health and disease · 2023Review
- The lipid-lowering effects of fenugreek gum, hawthorn pectin, and burdock inulin.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Daily Intake of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacon) Roots Reduces the Progression of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver in Rats Fed a High Fructose Diet.Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2022Article
- Effect of synbiotic bread containing lactic acid on blood lipids and apolipoproteins in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
- Oligosaccharides production from coprophilous fungi: An emerging functional food with potential health-promoting properties.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Inulin-type fructan (ITF) intake has been suggested to alleviate several features of metabolic syndrome including obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia; yet, results from the human trials remained inconsistent. We aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of ITF intake on body weight, glucose homeostasis, and lipid profile on human subjects with different health status, including healthy, overweight and obese, prediabetes and diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) between ITF and control groups were calculated by a random-effects model. A total of 33 randomized controlled human trials were included. Significant effect of ITF intake was only observed in the diabetics, but not in the other subject groups. Specifically, ITF intervention significantly decreased the WMD of blood glucose (-0.42 mmol/L; 95% CI: -0.71, -0.14;
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