Inulin as a Clinical Therapeutic Intervention in Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Inulin is a prebiotic which is selectively fermented by specific gut microbiota and its chemical structure seems to condition its effect on the host. Interestingly, inulin presents a lipid-lowering potential and a capacity of being a glucose-metabolism regulator, thus it could have a therapeutic role in diseases associated to metabolic syndrome such as metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Evidence indicates that inulin has several...