Nutr Metab (Lond) October 2015 PMID 26500686

A randomized controlled trial: the effect of inulin on weight management and ectopic fat in subjects with prediabetes.

Nicola D Guess, Anne Dornhorst, Nick Oliver, Jimmy D Bell, E Louise Thomas, Gary S Frost

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This study examined how inulin, a fermentable carbohydrate, affects weight maintenance, appetite, and ectopic fat (liver, muscle, pancreas) in people with prediabetes, showing that inulin helps reduce ectopic fat and improve weight loss sustainability.
Both groups lost about 5% of their body weight during the initial 9 weeks, but those taking inulin continued to lose more weight during the maintenance phase between weeks 10-18, indicating better weight management.
Participants on inulin showed lower fat content in the liver and muscle after 18 weeks and ate less during meal tests, suggesting that inulin may decrease appetite and ectopic fat, potentially reducing diabetes risk.]

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