Six weeks of inulin, a prebiotic sold by the tub, cut knee pain 1.11 points more than placebo and added 4.62 kilograms of grip strength in a Nottingham trial, while the gut hormone GLP-1 rose alongside.
4.62 kilograms inulin group, above placebo
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