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All you need to know about probiotics to lose weight


If you haven't heard of them before, let's go over the benefits of probiotics, they are beneficial bacteria that have powerful benefits for your mind and body that help improve heart health and reduce depression. The bacteria we consume through nutritional supplements and fermented foods such as (yogurt) to maintain a healthy digestive system, from Among their many benefits, these bacteria can improve your immune system and digestion, but can probiotics also help you lose weight? Here is what POPSUGAR has posted about it.



How does gut bacteria affect your weight?

For now, we can say that there is a relationship between probiotics and weight loss, but it is very complex.


And it's not as simple as saying that one type of probiotic can help you lose weight or avoid weight gain; But your weight is affected by the general diversity of your gut bacteria, to which probiotics contribute.


Some probiotic bacteria affect your appetite and energy use; Some of them prevent your body from absorbing as much fat from the food you eat as possible, causing you to pass it through your stool instead; Some may also help reduce inflammation throughout the body, which is linked to obesity.


A 2017 study found that probiotics can help you lose weight and body fat, although researchers note that the amount lost in most studies was not significant.



What is the best probiotics for weight loss?

Several studies have shown that probiotic strains of Lactobacillus can help you lose weight and body fat. For example, one study found that people who ate yogurt containing the probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum or Lactobacillus amylovorus lost three to four percent of their body fat over six weeks.


A study from 2013 found that after taking Lactobacillus gasseri for 12 weeks, 210 people with significant amounts of body fat lost weight, abdominal fat, and visceral fat (fat around the organs) while reducing their BMI, waist size, and thigh circumference.

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