Recent studies are hinting that certain probiotics might help you lose body fat and support your weight loss journey. Probiotics are basically good bacteria that can give you health benefits when you eat them.
It turns out that people who are overweight usually have less variety in their gut bacteria compared to thinner people.
Animal studies even found that when gut microbes from obese mice are put into thin mice, the thin ones start to gain weight. This suggests that the types of bacteria in your gut really matter for your weight.
Probiotics seem to help by increasing hormones that make you feel full, like GLP-1, and by reducing proteins that help absorb fat, like ANGPTL4. They also lower inflammation related to obesity by making your gut healthier.
In studies with people, probiotic supplements with lactobacillus strains reduced body fat in those who are overweight or obese. One kind, Lactobacillus sakei, really helped lower body fat and waist size in just 12 weeks.
Find out more about probiotics that might help with weight loss here.
