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Sharon Morrissey <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 23 Mar 1998 23:49:03 -0500
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JoAnn Betten wrote:
>
> >What is Inulin?
>
> according to Tabor's:
> "a polysaccahride found in plants.  Yields levulose when hydrolyzed.  It is
> used to study renal function."
>
> someone more knowledgeable than me is going to have to explain what that
> exactly means!

I'm not going to touch it! But inulin is found naturally in the
Jerusalem Artichoke and apparently has a very beneficial effect in
diabetes/hypoglycemia. (this just tripped forward from the trivia stored
in my "back brain")

Sharon

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