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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Inulin increases short-term markers for colonic fermentation similarly in healthy and hyperinsulinaemic humans J Fernandes1, J Vogt1 and TMS Wolever1,2 1Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and 2Keenan Research Centre of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Background/Objectives: Colonic fermentation of dietary fibre produces short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), acetate, propionate and butyrate, which may protect against type 2 diabetes by reducing serum free-fatty acids