Use of a Composition of Galacto Oligosaccharides to prevent a particular Syndrome, metabolic syndrome, or to reduce the risk of Developing.Claim 1: a composition which comprises a mixture of Galacto Oligosaccharides, which in particular includes disaccharides (GAL b1-3) GLC, Gal (B1 - 3) GAL, Gal (B1 - 6 and - Gal Gal (A1) - (6) - Gal, Gal trisaccharide (B1 - - 6) Gal (B1) - 4 - (GLC and GAL b1-3 (B1) - Gal GLC, - 4)The tetrasaccharide GAL (b1-6) Gal (GAL b1-6) (B1) - 4 - Glc and GAL pentasaccharide (b1-6) Gal (GAL (b1-6) b1-6) - Gal GLC (B1 - 4), which can be used in a method for prevent the metabolic syndrome or to reduce the risk of Developing.Uso de una composición de galactooligosacáridos para prevenir un síndrome, particularmente el síndrome metabólico, o para reducir el riesgo de que se desarrolle. Reivindicación 1: Una composición caracterizada porque comprende una mezcla de galactooligosacáridos, que en particular comprende los disacáridos Gal (b1-3)-Glc, Gal (b1-3)-Gal, Gal (b1-6)-Gal y Gal (a1-6)-Gal, los trisacáridos Gal (b1-6)-Gal (b1-4)-Glc y Gal (b1-3)-Gal (b1-4)-Glc, el tetrasacárido Gal (b1-6)-Gal (b1-6)-Gal (b1-4)-Glc y el pentasacárido Gal (b1-6)-Gal (b1-6)-Gal (b1-6)-Gal (b1-4)-Glc, que puede usarse en un método para prevenir el síndrome metabólico o para reducir el riesgo de que se desarrolle.