1. Efficacy: regulate the balance of intestinal flora, promote immunity, and prevent and treat intestinal related diseases; Promote the synthesis, gelation and membrane action of some vitamins. And prevent metabolic related diseases, such as diabetes;

2. Side effects: The side effects of inulin mainly involve the digestive system. Some people will have stomachache and flatulence because they eat too much inulin.

Extended data

1. Inulin is a kind of reserve polysaccharide in plants, which mainly comes from plants. More than 36,000 species have been found, including Compositae, Campanulaceae and Gentianaceae in dicotyledonous plants 1 1 family, Liliaceae and Gramineae in monocotyledonous plants.

2. Intake of inulin can effectively reduce serum total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), increase the ratio of high-density lipoprotein to low-density lipoprotein, and improve blood lipid status.

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