03.01.07
Research published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that inulin and oligofructose have important heart health properties. The study, in mice with a predisposition to heart disease, showed that diets supplemented with Orafti’s Beneo Synergy1 or Beneo HP inhibited the build-up of fatty deposits in the animals’ arteries. The development of these fatty plaques, called atherosclerosis, is a key stage in the development of cardiovascular disease.
In this new study, French researchers incorporated three Orafti prebiotic ingredients into test diets fed to mice. The ingredients were 10% long-chain inulin (Beneo HP), oligofructose (Beneo P95) or oligofructose-enriched inulin (Beneo Synergy1). The control diet was supplemented with sucrose. The mice were specially selected because of their genetic tendency toward atherosclerosis.
After 16 weeks, their arteries were tested for degree of atherosclerosis. The scientists found that the mice displayed the least plaques in their arteries when they had been fed either Beneo Synergy1 or Beneo HP. Diets supplemented with Synergy1 reduced plaque formation by more than a third, while diets supplemented with Beneo HP reduced it by a fifth. In addition, all of the prebiotic diets lowered blood levels of harmful cholesterol and triglycerides.
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In this new study, French researchers incorporated three Orafti prebiotic ingredients into test diets fed to mice. The ingredients were 10% long-chain inulin (Beneo HP), oligofructose (Beneo P95) or oligofructose-enriched inulin (Beneo Synergy1). The control diet was supplemented with sucrose. The mice were specially selected because of their genetic tendency toward atherosclerosis.
After 16 weeks, their arteries were tested for degree of atherosclerosis. The scientists found that the mice displayed the least plaques in their arteries when they had been fed either Beneo Synergy1 or Beneo HP. Diets supplemented with Synergy1 reduced plaque formation by more than a third, while diets supplemented with Beneo HP reduced it by a fifth. In addition, all of the prebiotic diets lowered blood levels of harmful cholesterol and triglycerides.
For further information: 610-889-9828.