Polydextrose has shown post-prandial benefits, energy intake and improved intestinal function (1).

Constipation is a frequent complaint and the combination of a prebiotic and probiotics could potentially have a synergistic effect on intestinal transit. A product containing yoghurt with polydextrose, B. lactis HN019 and L. acidophilus NCFM®, significantly reduced colon transit time after two weeks and may be an option for the treatment of constipation (2).

A meal supplemented with Polydextrose may offer a means of reducing atherosclerotic risk factors (3).

Polydextrose increased postprandial secretion of the satiety hormone GLP-1 and reduced hunger after a high-fat meal; it also reduced elevated postprandial lactic acid levels in plasma. Therefore, Polydextrose could offer an additional means to regulate inter-meal satiety and improve postprandial metabolism in obese people (4).

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(1) do Carmo MM, Walker JC, Novello D, Caselato VM, Sgarbieri VC, Ouwehand AC, Andreollo NA, Hiane PA, Dos Santos EF. Polydextrose: Physiological Function, and Effects on Health. Nutrients. 2016 Sep 8;8(9):553. doi: 10.3390/nu8090553. 

(2) Magro DO, de Oliveira LM, Bernasconi I, Ruela Mde S, Credidio L, Barcelos IK, Leal RF, Ayrizono Mde L, Fagundes JJ, Teixeira Lde B, Ouwehand AC, Coy CS. Effect of yogurt containing polydextrose, Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium lactis HN019: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study in chronic constipation. Nutr J. 2014 Jul 24;13:75. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-75. 

(3) Tiihonen K, Rautonen N, Alhoniemi E, Ahotupa M, Stowell J, Vasankari T. Postprandial triglyceride response in normolipidemic, hyperlipidemic and obese subjects - the influence of polydextrose, a non-digestible carbohydrate. Nutr J. 2015 Mar 8;14:23. doi: 10.1186/s12937-015-0009-0. 

(4) Olli K, Salli K, Alhoniemi E, Saarinen M, Ibarra A, Vasankari T, Rautonen N, Tiihonen K. Postprandial effects of polydextrose on satiety hormone responses and subjective feelings of appetite in obese participants. Nutr J. 2015 Jan 3;14:2. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-14-2.