88 FOOD SCIENCE
Root fibre could help fight obesity in children
A new study conducted shows that a prebiotic chicory root fibre improves appetite regulation and decreases food intake in overweight and obese children, helping those children to eat less, naturally. These findings strengthen the
results of previous studies addressing the topic of weight management support by chicory root fibres in adults and children. Keeping in mind that about one-third of Canadian and American children are overweight or obese, it is evident that methods and ingredients
need to be developed to stop the obesity epidemic and to support healthy weight management. For this study Raylene Reimer from
the University of Calgary in Canada and her research team aimed to evaluate the potential of Orafti Synergy1 in overweight and obese children. 42 overweight and obese children between the ages of 7 to 12 years were included in the study and closely followed for 16 weeks.
Results were presented at the
American Society for Nutrition’s Scientific Sessions at Experimental Biology 2015 in Boston and illustrate that children with 8g daily of Orafti Synergy1 supplementation from BENEO had significantly higher ratings in their
feeling of fullness and satisfaction and a lower prospective food consumption. Also satiety was significantly higher with the fibre supplementation. At an ad libitum breakfast buffet,
the children consumed about 100 calories less when they had been given Orafti Synergy1 supplementation. At the end of the 16-week study, the lower food intake showed a definite impact on the children’s body weight. BMI z-scores were significantly reduced in the prebiotic chicory fibre group, but not in the control group. These results confirmed that in
the children studied, long-term intake of the prebiotic fibre Orafti Synergy1 can lead to reductions in energy intake with positive impact on body weight, a reduction in body fat and fat mass index. Orafti Synergy1 supplementation also contributes to higher satiety and fullness. “We were very excited when we
heard about these results presented at the Experimental Biology conference in Boston,” said Anke Sentko, vice president
Regulatory Affairs and Nutrition Communication at BENEO. “We know that chicory root fibres help people eat less. It is great to see that Orafti Synergy1 has the potential to contribute to the obesity fight – for adults and in particular, for children. Because the taste of chicory fibre is pleasant and can be easily integrated into daily eating, we feel that it is a good option to support healthy weight management.” The study was funded by a grant
from the BMO Financial Group, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Earlier research in this series,
including several human intervention studies with the prebiotic chicory root fibres Orafti P95 and Orafti Synergy1, also provided positive evidence for the parameters relevant to assessing the potential of an ingredient to contribute to weight management.
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