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New studies show inulin can cause liver cancer
If you want more details a search engine will find several articles, but long story short apparently there is a pretty strong link between inulin and liver cancer, at least in mice. I'm going to throw away my purchase. I don't see it being worth the possible risks.
"We are all told that dietary fiber is good for us, but are all sources and forms of fiber equally beneficial to health? Studies by researchers at the University of Toledo (UT) have surprisingly found that mice developed liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma; HCC) when fed on diets fortified with refined soluble fibers such as inulin, a probiotic that earlier this year was FDA approved to be marketed as health-promoting."
July 2019 · Health and Household · verified purchase