+Re: Prebiotics Other Than Inulin?

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Yeah, well some negative opinions of inulin are not mal-informed, and are due to

personal experience, i.e. mine.

What do you know abiout acacia being used a prebiotic duncan? I read one study

that said it was at least as effective as inulin for increasing numbers of

bifido and lacto, but it said nothing of pathogens.

greg

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> , while probiotics taken orally are not a requirement for probiotic

flourish in the gut, prebiotics that keep them viable in decent numbers are.

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> If you take a probiotic in an attempt to make the process faster, make sure it

has several strains of bifidobacteria in it because that's the most powerful

probiotic and lactobacilli have a hard time maintaining a favourable ecology

compared to bifidobacteria. Prebiotics are described in terms of being

bifidogenic for this reason.

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> Inulin is the best prebiotic IMO because it also feeds the fewest pathogens.

Inulins from several common sources are functionally equivalent and natural,

" native " inulins contain some sugar that can be removed to yield a more

long-chain product. Most people do OK with " native " inulin though and the

highest inulin-containing foods are usually well tolerated too.

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> My inulin page contains a purchase point and many inulin references including

a table of inulin content of a few foods, about a week of reading and learning

curve altogether

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> http://tinyurl.com/inulins

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> The thing to watch for online is mal-information, or less of an issue, simple

uninformed opinion, on this subject. Give more weight to the data than to myths,

give your prebiotic program a fair trial, even 2 years, and meanwhile compare

your personal experiences with those of many others on this particular list and

you'll be fine.

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> all good,

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> Duncan