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Fructooligosaccharides Supplementation: A Good Choice for Prevention and Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?

Version 1 : Received: 3 November 2023 / Approved: 6 November 2023 / Online: 6 November 2023 (17:41:15 CET)

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Bezan, P.N.; Holland, H.; Vercesi, B.F.; Ovídio, P.P.; Simões, L.M.C.; Jordão, A.A. Fructooligosaccharides Supplementation: A Good Choice for the Prevention and Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? Appl. Biosci. 2024, 3, 123-136. Bezan, P.N.; Holland, H.; Vercesi, B.F.; Ovídio, P.P.; Simões, L.M.C.; Jordão, A.A. Fructooligosaccharides Supplementation: A Good Choice for the Prevention and Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? Appl. Biosci. 2024, 3, 123-136.

Abstract

Carbohydrates such as fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are associated with improved gastrointestinal health and prevention of excess body fat. We evaluated the long-term effects of high amounts of FOS on metabolic parameters, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). Sixty C57BL/6 mice received diets for four months: control (C), normolipid rich in fiber (F), normolipid supplemented with FOS (FOS), high fat (HL), high fat with high fiber (HLF) and high fat with FOS (HLFOS). We analyzed: animal weight; body composition; food intake; fasting blood glucose; serum and liver lipid profile; liver and intestinal histologies; malondialdehyde (MDA), hepatic retinol and α-tocopherol; SCFA in the feces. Supplementation with FOS in a high-fat diet promoted less body weight gain and reduced liver and retroperitoneal adipose tissue weights compared to HL and HF. FOS prevented NASH and decreased alanine aminotransferase and serum cholesterol levels in experimental animal models of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS). There was found statistical differences in the dosages of the three main SCFAs in feces (acetic, isobutyric and isovaleric acids). Long-term supplementation with high doses of FOS was effective in reducing weight, adiposity, NAFLD and serum cholesterol in C57BL mice with obesity and MS induced by a high-fat diet.

Keywords

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS); Hyperlipidic Diet; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); prebiotics.

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Dietetics and Nutrition

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