| ▲ | iknowSFR 9 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
If you’re supplementing probiotics, there is some research about inulin to talk through with your doctor. There’s a chance that inulin is carcinogenic even at lower doses. A lower dosage might be 4g and a typical probiotic is 200g. Reasons to be wary of this research, including: -The rodent-to-human study element -causation v correlation -sample size Reasons to take this research seriously: -Probiotic supplements are relatively new and long term effects aren’t understood. -The “health as a business” realities that are very much at work here. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277257232... https://news.gsu.edu/2018/10/18/adding-refined-fiber-to-proc... | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | amanaplanacanal 9 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Probiotics usually refers to bacteria, inulin and other indigestible starches are usually referred to as prebiotics. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | astura 9 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
This is a strange comment, inulin is not a probiotic, it's a soluble dietary fiber. It's at best considered a prebiotic. Probiotics are microorganisms. | |||||||||||||||||
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