New Releases from NCBI BookshelfIncrease in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial.​Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial.

Overweight and obesity affect over 60% of the United Kingdom population and constitute a major risk factor for the development of comorbidities. Preventing weight gain in periods of life where there is an elevated risk of adipose tissue expansion could be beneficial in preventing associated diseases in later life. This study investigated the impact of inulin-propionate ester on the prevention of weight gain in young people who were at risk of gaining weight.

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