Re: inulin? ImportanT (history lesson)

[Guest guest]

This newer peer-reviewed article from Jeff Leach addresses our modern

dietary problem of insufficient inulin fiber: " Prebiotics in Ancient

Diet " :

http://www.paleobioticslab.com/prebiotics_in_ancient_diet.htm

all good,

Duncan

> > > So that¹s why I stopped taking inulin. After all, I do not think

> that it¹s

> > > natural to eat so much inulin, as it is quite rare in vegetables ­

> or did

> > > the caveman¹s diet mainly consist of endives and artichokes ?

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[Guest guest]

Poppycock. little humor there. Again, Duncan, completely agree with

you, fiber is great, and the prebiotic effects of inulin are

undeniable. I think what imageandmore was trying to say was that 15g

a day of the stuff is pretty atypical intake in most diets. I didn't

see in the article what the estimated intake of inulin was for our

ancestors, but I imagine you would argue much more. Also, the studies

have obviously shown the beneficial effects of high intake anyway.

But candida overgrowth was probably unheard of before the advent of

antibiotics, and candida overgrowth is what people here are suffering

with. So again, I think it is important to recognize that high inulin

intake may not be so beneficial for those lacking the bifidobacteria

needed to out compete the yeast. Sol, do you suffer with candida?

Have you taken inulin? What the effects for you? good/bad?

greg

> > > > So that¹s why I stopped taking inulin. After all, I do not think

> > that it¹s

> > > > natural to eat so much inulin, as it is quite rare in

vegetables ­

> > or did

> > > > the caveman¹s diet mainly consist of endives and artichokes ?

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Greg, <snip>...Australian aborigines ate murnong, a tuberous plant,

in the 19th century as their main vegetable food with a reported daily

intake of 200-300 grams (Gott, 1984).

Historically, daily inulin intake was estimated to be approximately 25

to 32 grams. Today, the average daily intake of inulin and its

hydrolysis products in Western Europe is estimated between 2-12

g/person/day (Roberfroid, Gibson, & Delzenne, 1993). The U.S.

consumption, estimated at 2-8 g/person/day, is slightly less based on

data from the U.S. Nationwide Food Consumption Survey 1987-88

(Roberfroid et al., 1993).

A more recent USDA study by Moshfegh et al., (1999) showed that

American diets provide about 2.6 g of inulin and 2.5 g of

oligofructose. Mean intakes varied by gender and age groups with a

range from 1.3 grams for young children to 3.5 grams for teenage boys

and adult males. Per 1000 calories, mean intake ranged from 0.9 to 1.5

grams in American diets. Significant differences exist between

variable sociodemographic categories. Whites who make up 73% of the US

population consume significantly more of these inulin-containing

components than Blacks or Hispanics (Moshfegh et al., 1999). </snip>

The above two quotes are from Tungland's review on my website at

the top of the inulin references:

http://tinyurl.com/inulin-references

Inulin consumption has been historically higher than today, and the

people in the bowel studies were hardly even on inulin replacement,

let alone a " high inulin " diet group. And yes, scientists think we

haven't evolved much in the last 40,000 years or so to compensate for

such a shabby high carb modern diet.

Duncan

> > > > > So that¹s why I stopped taking inulin. After all, I do not

think

> > > that it¹s

> > > > > natural to eat so much inulin, as it is quite rare in

> vegetables ­

> > > or did

> > > > > the caveman¹s diet mainly consist of endives and artichokes

?

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[Guest guest]

dreaminginnoother wrote:

> But candida overgrowth was probably unheard of before the advent of

> antibiotics, and candida overgrowth is what people here are suffering

> with.

I think candida overgrowth probably showed up when humans started eating

grains.

> Sol, do you suffer with candida?

> Have you taken inulin? What the effects for you? good/bad?

>

I do not believe I have much candida overgrowth anymore. I have tried

inulin, effects for me from as little as 1/8 tsp are gas and diarrhea.

sol

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[Guest guest]

Just checked the product label for the inulin I have, and 1/8 tsp would

be .625 gm.

sol

I have tried

inulin, effects for me from as little as 1/8 tsp are gas and diarrhea.

sol

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