Oligofructose limits hunger feelings – study

Both animal and recent human studies have provided a strong rationale to propose Beneo oligofructose supplements in the management of food and energy intake.

07/08/06 Orafti Active Food Ingredients is pointing to a recently published human volunteer study which demonstrates that when Beneo oligofructose is incorporated into the diet, it can limit hunger feelings and energy intake. The world market leader for inulin, will reveal the findings at this year’s HiE in Frankfurt, Germany in November.

Obesity
The European Association for the study of Obesity has revealed that approximately one in three people living in the European Union is overweight, of which, more than one in ten is now obese. Obesity is strongly linked with the incidence of several chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, which in turn have an impact on health care budgets globally.

To combat this growing problem, the food industry, have actively been looking for ways to help people manage their weight and achieve a healthy body weight through their diets. Many of the current weight control strategies have proved ineffective. Orafti’s prebiotic ingredients, offer an alternative approach that could help people to control their food intake.

Animal & Human Studies
Both animal and recent human studies have provided a strong rationale to propose Beneo oligofructose supplements in the management of food and energy intake. Following animal studies in 2005 it was found that through the administration of BeneoP95 and Beneo Synergy1, food intake and body weight were modulated in animals. To build on these findings, Orafti recently commissioned a human volunteer study to access the effects of Beneo oligofructose on appetite and food intake in humans.

The study found that oligofructose (BeneoP95) treatment increases satiety, reduces hunger, prospective food consumption and energy intake.
Dr. Anne Franck, Executive Vice President of Science and Technology at Orafti, commented, “The induction of satiety by Beneo oligofructose offers an interesting approach to manage body weight and help tackle the obesity problem. Beneo oligofructose should allow food manufacturers to increase the satiety potential of their food products, thus helping consumers not to overeat themselves”.