New research in rats finds a diet high in the prebiotic fiber inulin offered a protective effect against the damage of a high-salt diet. The research will be presented this week at the American ...

The 59 participants were given 30 grams of inulin, a prebiotic found in chicory root, every day for two weeks. During MRI scans, researchers showed the participants images of food and asked about ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the impacts of Inulin, a prebiotic, on gut microbial assemblies and, in turn, skeletal muscle catabolism using ...

Inulin is not at all related to insulin, but it is closely related to something called fructo-oligosaccharide, which is much more easily referred to FOS. Inulin and FOS are both considered fructans, a ...

While probiotics are a supplement for a healthy gut that most people have heard of, prebiotics are not as well known. Probiotics contain gut-friendly bacteria to populate the digestive tract, but what ...

Fiber is "the new protein," according to market research firms. But it could also be the new pain in your stomach. If you're like most Americans, you're trying to add more fiber to your diet. That's a ...

You've probably heard that prebiotics can help your probiotic work more effectively, and it's true that there's a synergistic effect. "Prebiotics are the food for probiotics," explains New York ...

Taking prebiotic supplements is one way to help boost gut health — and they can often be effective. But experts still say prebiotic-rich food is the way to keep our thousands of species of gut ...