Prebiotics are metabolized by large bowel bacteria, yielding short chain fatty acids like butyrate. Butyrate is known
to inhibit liver cholesterol synthesis and provide a source of energy for human colon epithelial cells. Some studies,
but not all, demonstrate that supplementing with 8-15 gms of Prebiotics can significantly lower blood cholesterol
and triglycerides. This is not a consistent finding at this time.11,12,16