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Inulin-type fructans reduce blood triglyceride levels, particularly in individuals with hypertriglyceridemia.
If you have high triglycerides, incorporating inulin-type fructans into your diet may help lower them. It is not a primary treatment for high cholesterol.
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A series of animal studies demonstrate that inulin-type fructans affect the metabolism of lipids primarily by decreasing triglyceridaemia because of a reduction in the number of plasma VLDL particles. The human data largely confirm the animal experiments. They demonstrate mainly a reduction in triglyceridaemia and only a relatively slight decrease in cholesterolaemia mostly in (slightly) hypertriglyceridaemic conditions.
Why this rating
Supported by animal studies and human trials, though effects on cholesterol are slight.
Source
Introducing inulin-type fructans
Marcel Roberfroid · British Journal Of Nutrition · 2005
DOI 10.1079/bjn20041350
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