Probiotics may help Weight Loss
Posted 1 year ago by Soraya in General Health News
A new Japanese study assigned fermented milk with or without a Lactobacillus probiotic to 87 overweight people, for a period of 12 weeks. At the end of this double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial, the probiotic group showed a 4.6% decrease in abdominal fat, A 1.4% decrease in body weight, and a 1.5% decrease in BMI. Other preliminary studies have suggested a link between probiotics and weight loss; this is a fascinating new area of research for microbiologists.
Reference: Kadooka, Y. et al; 'Regulation of abdominal adiposity by probiotics (Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055) in adults with obese tendencies in a randmomized controlled trial.' European Journal of Clinical Nutrition., June 2010, Vol. 64, No. 6, Pp. 636-643.
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