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Consumption of prebiotics (specifically inulin-type fructans) and probiotics reduces serum total and LDL cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic or dyslipidemic individuals.
Adding prebiotic fibers like inulin or probiotic-enriched foods to your diet can help lower bad cholesterol (LDL) and total cholesterol levels in people with high cholesterol.
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Schaafsma et al. found that consumption of milk... containing 2.5% fructooligosaccharides... significantly lowered values of serum total cholesterol (P < 0.001), LDL-cholesterol (P < 0.005)... by 4.4, 5.4 and 5.3%, respectively.
Why this rating
Supported by multiple human studies showing significant reductions in LDL and total cholesterol.
Source
Gut microbiota as a potential target of metabolic syndrome: the role of probiotics and prebiotics
Mingqian He et al. · Cell & Bioscience · 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13578-017-0183-1
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