Comparison of the effect of daily consumption of probiotic compared with low-fat conventional yogurt on weight loss in healthy obese women following an energy-restricted diet: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Consumption of PY compared with LF with main meals showed no significant effects on weight loss. However, it may have positive effects on lipid profiles and insulin sensitivity during a weight-loss program. This trial was registered at http://www.irct.ir/ as IRCT201402177754N8.

Effects of probiotics on body weight, body mass index, fat mass and fat percentage in subjects with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…Of the 26 articles which were full text screened, a total of 11 articles did not meet the criteria of inclusion either because the independent effects of probiotics on outcomes were not possible to estimate (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30), the probiotic species were not defined (31) or the patients had undergone gastric bypass (32) or lacked sufficient information on the outcomes of interest (33). Finally, 15 articles were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis (34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48).…”

“…The majority of the studies reported changes, or baseline and final values, of body weight (n = 13), BMI (n = 13) or both (n = 10), whereas 7 and 5 studies reported changes or baseline and final values of fat mass and fat percentage, respectively. Changes in body weight, BMI, fat mass/fat percentage or related outcomes such as changes in abdominal fat mass were the primary outcomes in 9 of the included studies (35)(36)(37)39,40,(42)(43)(44)(45).…”

Nutritional science: Diet, lifestyle and health

“…) and when consuming probiotic yogurts rather than low‐fat yogurts (Madjd et al . ), and that prescribing fewer, longer bouts of physical activity, compared to more, shorter bouts, as part of a weight loss intervention, resulted in a higher mean daily step count and greater weight loss over a 24‐week period (Madjd et al . ).…”

“…The studies explored the effects of a number of diet and lifestyle factors on weight loss and maintenance. Highlights included the findings that participants lost more weight when consuming water rather diet (sugar-free) beverages (Madjd et al 2015) and when consuming probiotic yogurts rather than low-fat yogurts (Madjd et al 2016a), and that prescribing fewer, longer bouts of physical activity, compared to more, shorter bouts, as part of a weight loss intervention, resulted in a higher mean daily step count and greater weight loss over a 24-week period (Madjd et al 2016b).…”

Recent advances in microbial fermentation for dairy and health

“…On-going studies into the gut microbiota are aimed at identifying whether a specific bacterium or bacterial group could be contributing to obesity 51 . While this is an emerging area of research, there are exciting developments on how to potentially fight this syndrome through the modulation of the gut microbiota 52 . The so-called “obese microbiota profile” can be characterised as a decreased Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes ratio in individuals 51 .…”